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BalancedPolitics.org - Required Testing in Schools (Pros & Cons, Arguments For and Against): "President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act outlines extensive new testing and accountability requirements. Students will be required to take standardized reading and math tests, with a science requirement by 2007. Some would argue the act should go even further into other subjects of study. The idea behind the act is to provide tougher standards to push students and to prevent children who clearly don't meet the requirements of a certain grade level from advancing. The debate centers on whether or not this improves the education level of students and whether the requirements are fair. "