NYC parents boycotting the state tests ask other parents to join them
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| Anne Stone |
Standardized testing has become an obsession for those in charge our our schools at DOE; as they increasingly base nearly all important decisions on the unreliable results of these exams. The new NY state teacher evaluation system will just make matters worse. To add insult to injury, this year'sstate tests will be even longer and more stressful for children. For more on this opt-out campaign, see theChange the Stakes website.
Dear fellow parents of NYC public school students,
We have two children in public elementary schools in Manhattan, and until this year, when one child entered third grade, we were extremely satisfied with the