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Schools Matter: Join Portland Students to Stop High Stakes Testing

Schools Matter: Join Portland Students to Stop High Stakes Testing:


Join Portland Students to Stop High Stakes Testing

From The Oregonian:


on February 06, 2013 at 10:10 AM, updated February 06, 2013 at 5:08 PM

About 30 students gathered outside the Portland Public Schools district office to kick off a campaign urging students to opt out of state standardized tests.
A group of students from the Portland Student Union and the Portland Public Schools Student Union are asking students to boycott the annual Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills exams, which are required by state law.
The students are calling the tests unfair measures of teacher and student performance, as well as a