Solid reporting on the testing racket, including the dramatic increase in costs.  The bigger issue is the insanity and waste of the testing-industrial-complex.  These are the standardized tests that 4j administers:  Oregon Kindergarten Assessment; easyCBM (K-5); SBAC Language Arts and Math  (3-8); OAKS  Science  (5, 8, high school); ELPA (K-12); Logramos Spanish Literacy (3-5); NAEP/TIMSS  (4, 8):  Essential Skills, Writing (3-8, high school), Speaking (3-8, high school), Math Problem Solving  (3-8, high school), Scientific Inquiry  (3-8, high school); Work Samples/ACT/SBAC - Reading, Writing, Math (11); PSAT/NMSQT (11); OAKS Extended ELA (3-12); OAKS Extended Math  (3-12); OAKS Extended Science (3-12).