This is one of many reasons Missouri republicans are not conservatives. Who are they trying to pander to this time? Oh, I forgot, it's election season. Got to have those sound bites for their commercials.
The fact that legislators would use this for political gain and schools would use this as a financial game (teaching to the tests so they get an A rating, which gives them more money, wash-rinse-repeat). is a no from me.
Didn't they learn something from the failure of the No Child Left Behind?