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Teachers refuse to give test, but aren’t there some tests that are worth giving?

by Maureen Downey

Teachers in Seattle are taking a stand against standardized testing by refusing to administer a required district-wide test.
What’s odd to me is the test Seattle teachers are choosing to protest, which is the Measure of Academic Progress. The high performing City of Decatur Schools uses MAP testing as well, giving it three times a year to see where students begin, where they are mid-year and where they are at the end of the year.
My kids attend Decatur schools and are not intimidated by MAP testing as it has been part of their education for

Charter schools commission rises from the ashes with familiar faces

by Maureen Downey

The State Board of Education approved seven state Charter Schools Commission members, several of whom were members prior to the state Supreme Court disbanding the commission in 2011 and the voters resurrecting it with their endorsement of a constitutional amendment in November.
The commission members are appointed by the state Board of Education based on two recommendations for each open seat from the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker.
“I am pleased to see that the members of the Charter Schools Commission represent a broad cross section of