[ufo]

The downfall is that in theory the purpose of school is to educate, not merely get people enough points to be admitted to college.

[dmix]

The schools are free to design their own pay packages right? The state isn't mandating that pay be tied to tests. This is mostly just an assumption that that would be the only metric used.

[RecycledEle]

> The schools are free to design their own pay packages right?

No. Most if the time, state laws set limits on what school districts can do.

[thaumasiotes]

And the purpose of the test is to see whether the education took. Teaching to the test is the whole point of the test.