NAPLAN: is the pain worth it?

By Jewel Topsfield
Updated November 26 2012 - 9:20am, first published 3:00am
NAPLAN has been part of children's lives since 2008.
NAPLAN has been part of children's lives since 2008.

CHILDREN are suffering stress-related vomiting and sleeplessness as some teachers drill them for months prior to the National Assessment Program - Literacy and Numeracy (NAPLAN), according to the first national study into the impact of the high-stakes testing regime.

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