What’s The Issue with Testing? The issue is small, but it makes a huge impact. Testing. Is it necessary or not? The education system consists of multiple standardized tests. These students will take these tests while in school, and sometimes outside of school. There are tests to take for the state, and then there are test to get into a college or university. ALL of these tests are to ensure that the student has achieved college readiness. But what does college readiness mean truly mean? Lopez (2013) stated that, “College readiness is not the belief that every student will go to college. College readiness is the idea that every student deserves the opportunity to be educated in a way that prepares him or her for college if he or she chooses to attend”. In the article Major Challenges Facing Public Schools in the United States , “National Center for Education Statistics research says that roughly 19 percent of public school students are not able to finish high s...