Chicago Teachers Union urges parents to oppose standardized tests for young kids
BY BECKY SCHLIKERMAN
Staff Reporter
Nov 8, 2013
The Chicago Teachers Union Thursday urged its members and parents to take a stand against standardized tests.
CTU President Karen Lewis announced the "Let us Teach" campaign in Chicago as similar measures were rolled out in cities across the country.
"Why must our public school children be subjected to this battery of pointless standardized testing throughout the year, every year?," Lewis said.
She said kids are made anxious, frustrated and depressed by the barrage of standardized tests given.
She called for an end of testing of children in the youngest grades.
"We object to the growing trend to mandate unproven standardized tests which are a major drain on classroom