John Oliver Takes on Standardized Tests, Citing Seattle High School Boycott

Last night, the irrepressible John Oliver took on the Obama administration and its push for standardized testing. At about the two-minute mark, he cites the fact that every junior at Nathan Hale High School, which is near Northgate, opted out of the Smarter Balanced tests last month. (Juniors at Garfield High School also boycotted the tests.) "The only other thing that an entire class of juniors has managed to agree on," quips Oliver, "is that The Scarlet Letter could be told much simpler with e