Oregon Save Our Schools: The Rebellion Against Testing: A Q&A with Jesse Hagopian

Oregon Save Our Schools: The Rebellion Against Testing: A Q&A with Jesse Hagopian:

The Rebellion Against Testing: A Q&A with Jesse Hagopian

by Ms. Emily

Jesse Hagopian is a leader in the group Social Equality Educators focused on social justice unionism within the Seattle Teachers Association (www.socialequalityeducators.org). He has written many articles on education reform. He co-wrote the chapter “Teachers’ Union and Social Justice” for the book Education and Capitalism Struggles for Learning and Liberation (www.haymarketbooks.org/pb/education-and-capitalism). Jesse teaches social studies in Seattle at Garfield High School and is one of many teachers boycotting the MAP Test. I had the opportunity to ask Jesse questions about the role of Social Equality Educators and the increased solidarity for the MAP Test Boycott. Jesse is pictured above with his right hand raised wearing a baseball hat at a MAP Test Boycott Rally.

Why are educators at Garfield High School boycotting the MAP test?

Quoted from Jesse’s Op-ed in The Seattle Times Why Garfield teachers boycotted the MAP test