It is true!  I can tell you first hand how horrible it has become.  Today everything is SO data driven and education has become all about the numbers/scores.  You can't believe the amount of data a teacher must now keep per student.  These poor kids are tested to death! Stress related illnesses have increased as well.  Not all kids learn at the same rate or the same way. The Government has taken "fun" out of education and made it robotic.