Your child can refuse PARCC testing. Although the IL State Board of Education does not recognize parental right to opt children out of testing, they have instructed districts that they can develop…
The first of three public hearing on New Jersey's Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers test, known as PARCC, took place in Jersey City Wednesday.
Is too much fuss being made over the PARCC test?
Letter writer Heidi Brown believes the New Jersey Department of Education needs to clearly outline instructions for students wishing to refuse to take the PARCC tests.
Christina Moreira's signs advise parents they can refuse PARCC exams, but the Elizabeth Public Schools objected to the implication the district endorses opting out.
Testing companies do not want us to know that Common Core and its high-stakes testing regime are a disaster that do a grave disservice to this nation's children.
TakePart.com ran an article by Joseph Williams titled, “Boycotters Might Be Winning the Battle Over Standardized Testing.” In that article he writes: “In districts across the nation, from Florida t…
We are offended by the situation in which we find ourselves, in which education policy is dictated by billionaires who never taught a day in their lives, while our patiently gained professional expertise is ignored. Thirty days of testing is sufficiently outrageous and -- we believe -- indefensible.
Chicago is the third largest public school system in the country, and the decision could have consequences around the country.
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — Day one of PARCC testing did not go smoothly in Dumont, said Evelyn Quigley, a mom of two. “The high school students that were supposed to be taking the test were not able to log in,” she said. School administrators report that the ‘Start’ button was missing from computer screens. Quigley […]
NEW JERSEY (PIX11) — A new Common Core standardized test affects 1.3 million students in local schools. Now, though, a small but growing percentage of New Jersey families at public schools required to administer the tests have chosen to opt out, and many teachers are supporting them. The teachers union, called the New Jersey Education […]
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TWPTO: "There are many flaws with the PARCC assessment test and feels it's in our children's best interest to refuse" taking the test.
The law is on your side.
This is National School Choice Week, but I want to talk about parents' school testing choice.
It is much harder for students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds to earn diplomas,
What testing reformers hope to accomplish.
Award-winning educator writes that because Congress is not expected to eliminate annual standardized testing in the new version of No Child Left Behind, 'the only remedy left to parents is to refuse to have their children take the tests.'
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The past, present and future of the standards.
By Ashley Wilson Until recently, I didn't have a strong opinion about the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) state test. I'm a 16-year teaching veteran in the Beaverton School District, and standardized testing wasn't something I put very much thought...
Across New Jersey, districts are preparing for a building "opt out" movement aimed at the PARCC exams, computerized tests designed to be more challenging than their predecessor
Claims that it prepares students to be active citizens are exaggerated.
