Virginia lawmakers made significant changes to the state’s testing system this spring aimed at reforming the Standards of Learning tests across the commonwealth. One aspect of the legislation has raised concerns among parents and educators: the requirement that the SOL tests will count as 10% of students’ final grades. WMRA’s Bridget Manley reports.
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At Keister Elementary in Harrisonburg, students play in the art room, while just down the hall, signs are posted requesting silence as fourth graders take their math SOLs during the final weeks of school…