MIDDAY POSTER: Biden Breaks His Promise to Teachers

Joe Biden at the Iowa State Educators Association, January 2020. (Photo credit: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

By Julia Rock

Over a year ago, Joe Biden vowed that if elected president, he would end standardized testing requirements in public schools. Now he is breaking that promise, prompting backlash from teachers unions.

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