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President Trump gave top billing to the loan relief in a news conference on Friday about the coronavirus, which has sickened more than 15,000 Americans, closed most public schools and universities and upended much of life.

“That’s a big thing. It is going to make a lot of students happy,” he said. He added that millions of students who had been affected by the closings “have been through a lot.”

The testing waiver was widely embraced by state and district superintendents who had been pressuring the department to issue expedited relief from federal testing mandates, which are tied to educational performance and accountability measurements in both state and federal law.

“State chiefs strongly believe in the importance of assessments and accountability, but now is the time to focus first on the safety and well-being of all students as educators assist them in weathering and recovering from this national emergency,” said Carissa Moffat Miller, the executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers.

Districts were not only concerned with how they would administer the exams, as nearly every state in the country announced their schools would close for weeks, maybe more, but how the results would be used. As of Friday morning, 45 states have decided to close schools, according to Education Week, which has been tracking district closures.