Standardized testing has been used in the United States since the mid- 1800s. However, it became the most common way of testing student, school, and teacher performance with the start of the No Child Left Behind Act which was put into place in 2002. There has been much controversy regarding this act and the heightened importance it places on these assessments. Through much research, many specialists have found that standardized testing isn’t effective, though many proponents still exist. The purpose of this paper is to lay out the facts of the issue the educational field is facing to prove that standardized testing is not the best way to measure student achievement because it limits curriculum, is not comparable to real life situations, and
