To: June St. Clair Atkinson, State Superindent and Governor Roy Cooper

Change Our Standardized Test Practices

Change our current standardized test practices in North Carolina to create a more positive effect on student achievement, and and give students a more equal opportunity to succeed academically.

Why is this important?

I, as well of many other classmates, have been affected negatively affected by current standardized test practices in our local school systems. These negative effects have brought us down academically, and have made our chances of succeeding in the way we would like to succeed decrease. Changes in our standardized test practices will not only be better for our students, but better for society as a whole, creating a society full of students with high potential.