That was the 90s. Now testing is racist.
Serious though, the rollout of new standards was not smooth and there was a lot of procrastination with rolling out new assessments. Then COVID happened and there was little to no testing at all. Most of the "new" standards happened before St. Floyd and the troons, so while the standards are too retarded for some they are not absolutely impregnated with wokeshit. All that to say that parents should actually be demanding that teachers "teach to the test" as a means of keeping teachers focused on learning. Pity about electives, I feel that very much, but look for schools with CTE classes or academies within the school.
Also, beware of student teachers. The universities no longer push their familiarity with standards but rather, wokeshit. Many of them are fine and just trying to get their credential but unfortunately the bulk of their university learning is on CRT like concepts. Skills now are completely the purview of tired veteran teachers who have to say, "Um no, you still have to class rules and post grades."