Tammy Baldwin actually said...

"A well-designed standardized test is one important tool among many that can help all of the stakeholders... understand how well individual students are doing."

"I'm hopeful that we can find a thoughtful path forward to fixing this law for all students, parents, teachers, administrators, and policymakers."

"We should also have a clear idea of how much classroom time is spent on preparing for and taking the standardized tests as opposed to instruction."

"One of the major challenges facing our communities is the fight to reduce phosphorous loading in our waterways, pollution which feeds algae blooms and can lead to severe public crisis."