Testing Boycott Spreads to Portland High Schools and Beyond
February 18, 2013 RSS Feed PrintFeigning sickness to avoid a big test is one of the oldest tricks in the teen playbook, buthigh school students atPortland Public Schoolsaim to take it a step further.
Members of the Portland Student Union launched an "Opt Out" campaign earlier this month, urging peers to boycott the Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills exams, a series of state-mandated standardized tests.