Published October 24, 2015 5:44pm EDT | Updated October 24, 2015 6:04pm EDT

President Obama Calls For Reduction Of Standardized Tests In Education

President Obama said Saturday he's asked the Department of Education to try to reduce the number of standardized tests administered in public schools. "Tests shouldn't occupy too much classroom time, or crowd out teaching and learning," Obama said in a video on the White House Facebook page.