Middle school families inclined to celebrate the next President's inauguration in Washington D.C. faced a mighty calendar conflict, as the tests are slated to begin on January 20th, Inauguration Day.

The DOE has, in its wisdom, moved the middle-school ELA test dates back by one day, to commence on Wednesday January 21st. According to Assessment Implementation Director David Raphael, "the ELA exam is now scheduled for January 21-22 for grades 7 and 8 and January 21-23 for grade 6."