Local business leaders accused school districts of graduating students who are unqualified and unprepared for the work force while educators argued that more testing won't improve student achievement during a special public hearing of the state board of education Thursday at Parkland High School.

''You cannot make the assumption that scoring less than proficient is failure

Adams told the board that many of her students have a learning disability or simply don't test well, but are diligent workers and eager to learn. They are now college students, skilled workers, or serve in the armed forces. But they might not have been able to graduate if they were required to pass a test. Some would have eventually passed, but others would have dropped out, she said.

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