Protect Your Children And Stop the Orgy of Tabulation: Opt Out!
Great resource guide below--do have a look and get involved. This movement can bring an end the madness of high stakes standardized testing.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012MEASURING SUCCESS
Opting Out: Families and Advocates Against Standardized Testing
Education Perspectives for the Central Valley
Pursuant to California Education Code 60615, parents have the right to opt their children out of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Assessment.
And now for the burning question:
What about “Accountability”? Isn’t standardized testing meant to hold teachers and schools accountable and to track progress?
These are the sound bites that drive political debates, the phrases that fall from the mouths of celebrated education reformers and the terms that fit nicely into newspaper