A global “non-profit organization,” Cognia, which serves 85 countries has been contracted to do the statewide testing for Oklahoma’s 3rd-8th grade students. Cognia has gained unprecedented centralization of power over K-12 education in several states by also serving as the organization which accredits schools (public, private and charter) and which also determines the “standards” for student certification in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in K-12). …
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