Seattle Community College faculty votes to support Garfield MAP boycott.
Resolution of Seattle AFT local 1789:
WHEREAS, the teachers at Garfield High School have spoken with a unified voice against the use of the MAP standardized test, and are refusing to administer it; and teachers from numerous other schools in the Seattle School District publicly stand by their Garfield High School colleagues; and
WHEREAS, their refusal to administer the MAP test has drawn national attention; and former US Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch, education author Jonathan Kozol, and scholar Noam Chomsky have signed a letter supporting the Garfield teachers; and
WHEREAS, in this letter, these respected individuals correctly describe such testing as “overused and
WHEREAS, the teachers at Garfield High School have spoken with a unified voice against the use of the MAP standardized test, and are refusing to administer it; and teachers from numerous other schools in the Seattle School District publicly stand by their Garfield High School colleagues; and
WHEREAS, their refusal to administer the MAP test has drawn national attention; and former US Assistant Secretary of Education Diane Ravitch, education author Jonathan Kozol, and scholar Noam Chomsky have signed a letter supporting the Garfield teachers; and
WHEREAS, in this letter, these respected individuals correctly describe such testing as “overused and