Parents, educators seek review of CMAS assessment time

Sign up for Chalkbeat Colorado’s free daily newsletter to get the latest reporting from us, plus curated news from other Colorado outlets, delivered to your inbox.Teachers and students are overburdened by the amount of time the state requires them to spend on standardized testing.That’s the message Senate Education Committee members heard on Monday from Colorado parents, teachers, superintendents, and school board members who testified in favor of Senate Bill 68, which would create a review committee to recommend cuts to testing time for students in grades 3-8.After the three-hour hearing, the Senate Education Committee voted 4-3 to approve the bill. The bill will now head to the Senate Appropriations Committee. If approved, the bill will need to pass the full Senate and then House before it heads to the governor’s desk.Kelly Jones-Wagy, a parent in Jeffco Public Schools and teacher in Cherry Creek School District, applauded lawmakers for approving the bill. She believes students, incl