TESTING RESISTANCE & REFORM SPRING: A new national coalition coordinating the uprising against standardized testing!
I am excited to announce that a new national coalition has formed for the purpose of encouraging an uprising against standardized testing this spring. Dubbed the “Testing Resistance and Reform Spring,” some of the most prominent national grassroots organizations in defense of public education have joined together in this effort, including FairTest, Network for Public Education, Parents Across America, Save Our Schools, and United Opt Out.After months of organizing, we now have a website that allows anyone to upload information about their action to challenge high stakes test and punish policy, enter their zip code and find people in their area who may be interested in organizing an event, download materials to aid in their efforts, and much more.
I encourage everyone who follows this blog to help organize or participate in some action against the testing-industrial-complex this spring. Hold a movie showing, leaflet at your school, start a petition, refuse to teach to the test, opt your child out, boycott a test. Invite others to join your action by posting it on our new website, and be part of perhaps the largest revolt against high-stakes standardized testing in U.S. history.
Check out the details about this new initiative:
Testing Resistance & Reform Spring: Less Testing, More Learning
The U.S. can do a much better job evaluating children, teachers and schools. That’s why protests