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Education Department seeks public comment on testing waiver

Kentucky applied for a waiver after the federal government announced students affected by schools closures due to the coronavirus pandemic can bypass the testing.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Kentucky Department of Education is asking the public for comment on the request and approval to bypass standardized testing this school year. 

The state applied for a waiver last month after the federal government announced that students affected by schools closures due to the coronavirus pandemic can bypass the testing. The request was tentatively approved, and formal notification was received March 27. 

Any state receiving a one-year waiver may also receive a waiver from the requirement to use the data in the statewide accountability system. 

Kentucky included the exemption in its waiver. 

Public comments on the waiver must be received by close of business Friday.

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