This morning Mr. Tyner posted an article on RealClearEducation.com surveying the use and value of End-of-Course assessments in public schools. His comments are well-informed from his research as a fellow at the Fordham Institute, however I think he misses the point in one key way. First, though, Mr. Tyner references the testing situation in Mississippi public high schools twice in his work. His opening paragraph references the current public comment period on eliminating the US History end-of-course (EoC) test. I personally do not know what the outcome of the elimination discussion will be. Teachers were polled in an official Mississippi Department of Education (MDE) survey all over the state, and the response was overwhelmingly in favor of removing the test from the student’s graduation expectations. I must also point out that Mr. Tyner is factually incorrect about the testing situation in Mississippi. He comments, “In [Mississippi], despite the state requiring ...