Required testing doesn't devour instruction time, Utah school district audit shows

SANDY — The findings in a recent audit by the Canyons School District challenges the common assumption that state- and district-required testing devours instructional time.Those exams consume less than 3 percent of instruction time, according to the audit: 1.2 percent of the school year in elementary schools, 2.7 percent in middle school and 1.7 percent in high school.By comparison, students spend 12 percent of school time at lunch, 4.5 percent at recess and 27.3 percent on math instructio