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Published March 02, 2012, 06:12 AM

Laird: N.D. students take too many tests

North Dakota’s only declared candidate for state school superintendent says state education officials should demand broad changes to a federal law that requires extensive student testing.

BISMARCK (AP) — North Dakota’s only declared candidate for state school superintendent says state education officials should demand broad changes to a federal law that requires extensive student testing.

Max Laird believes the “No Child Left Behind” law demands too many tests. He said they are of limited usefulness in gauging a teacher’s skill or a student’s progress.

Laird is a retired science teacher and former president of the North Dakota Education Association. He is running to succeed Wayne Sanstead as North Dakota’s superintendent of public instruction. Sanstead is leaving office in December after 28 years in the job.

Sanstead defeated Laird in his last race in 2008. Laird says the incumbent’s retirement may help foster campaign debates about the future of education in North Dakota.

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