Opt Out Movement Grows As Resistance to High Stakes Tests Intensifies
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Reilly, a former literacy director in Newark and then assistant superintendent in Hackensack as well as Morristown, said it has clearly led to a narrowing of curriculum that is only harming students. She is now a consultant in coaching teachers, including in New York City. “People don’t know what their children are no longer doing in school,” she said. “I’m hoping people will stand up and say this isn’t appropriate any more.”
In less than a week, over 4000 individuals and 170 organizations have signed on to this campaign which builds on efforts in Texas, NY, Florida and elsewhere to pushback against the testing regime.
NYC parent activist Leonie Haimson recaps how exposing absurd questions on an 8th grade language arts exam touched a nerve and helped
