Earlier this month, teachers at Seattle’s Garfield High School announced that they would be boycotting the (Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test system. The also released a letter explaining why. The teachers wrote, “…MAP test is not good for our students, nor is it an appropriate or useful tool in measuring progress…It produces specious results, and wreaks havoc on limited school resources during the weeks and weeks the test is administered.”
By standing up to this flawed testing program, the Garfield High School teachers have sparked a national moment in opposition to the MAP Test. The effort has received the support of nationally renowned pro-public education individuals and groups including the
American Federation of Teachers,
California Federation of Teachers,
California Teachers Association,
Change the Stakes,
Diane Ravitch,
FairTest,
Matt Damon and Nancy Carlsson-Paige,
National Education Association,
Parents Across America,
Save Our Schools and many more.
