Weekly Testing Resistance Roundup | GFBrandenburg's Blog

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Weekly Testing Resistance Roundup

Last weekend’s Network for Public Education conference in Austin provided another boost for the growing power of campaigns to overhaul school testing policies — many plenaries and workshops addressed assessment issues. This week’s large batch of clips shows the breadth and depth of the movement.

The Rising Tide of Opt Outs

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/curriculum/2014/03/opting_out_of_testing.html

States Look to Curb Standardized Tests: Opposition Forces Gain Ground
http://stream.wsj.com/story/latest-headlines/SS-2-63399/SS-2-468842/ (may be behind paywall for some visitors)

Sign Up for the “Testing Resistance & Reform Spring” Action Network Today

http://tinyurl.com/TestingReformSpring

“Refuse the Test” — A Superb Video from New York, Which Can Easily Be Adapted for Other States

Chicago is Focal Point for Testing Resistance

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-chicago-testing-isat-met-20140303,0,4606022.story

Teachers Say No to State Test After Parents Promise Opt-Out Campaign

http://www.catalyst-chicago.org/notebook/2014/02/25/65690/teachers-saucedo-say-no-state-tests

Second Chicago School Joins ISAT Boycott

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/breaking/chi-2nd-cps-school-votes-to-boycott-state-assessment-test-20140228,0,3961031.story

Chicago Parents Organize Coalition to Support State Test Boycott

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/parentsandthepublic/2014/02/chicago_parents_form_coalition_to_support_state_test_boycott.html

Don’t Sit for the Illinois State Achievement Test: A Parent’s Essay

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/matt-farmer/dont-sit-for-the-isat_b_4867597.html

Chicago Teachers Union President on the Impact of Testing on Classrooms

http://www.ctunet.com/blog/the-impact-of-testing-and-natural-inequality-on-our-classrooms



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