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Will 'National Opt Out Day' Spark a Testing Backlash? - Education - GOOD

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Will 'National Opt Out Day' Spark a Testing Backlash?

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Can a grassroots movement "end the reign of fear and terror promoted by the high-stakes testing agenda"? That’s the hope of today’s National Opt Out Day, an effort organized by United Opt Out, a group seeking to eliminate standardized tests from public education.

The day of action is strategically timed one day before the 10th anniversary of No Child Left Behind, which began