Why Opt Out of the State Test? A Better Question Might Be...Why Opt In?
How are public school children benefiting from the state test? I don't believe they are. The corporate reformers currently running our public education system would like us to think the test is benefiting our children. They’d like us to think like capitalists and race our way to the top, yet, in a system of public education – which is designed to provide a whole and equitable education to ALL children – when you begin racing, the economically disadvantaged children and those with special needs get left behind, and our democracy ceases to exist.
This year Colorado is planning to spend 49.5 million dollars on state testing according to the Assessment Solutions Group. Standardized testing does not improve student achievement.
With high stakes testing in place across our state, it becomes necessary for teachers to teach to the test. If we
