Parents OPPOSE HR 10, the “Success and Opportunity Through Charter Schools” bill
There is a bill titled “Success and Opportunity Through Charter Schools”, referred to as HR 10, to rewrite federal charter law that has strong backing by the House Education … Continue reading →
The Opt-Out Update
The opt out movement is gaining momentum as more parents are opting their students out of standardized testing. Here are a few actions that are occurring across the country made … Continue reading →
Common Core Standards: A Movie
This film was produced by Home School Legal Defense Association (HSLDA). According to the website: Home School Legal Defense Association is a nonprofit advocacy organization established to defend and advance … Continue reading →
“Listen: The Movie” challenging the culture of standardized testing
On TV, we have Bill Gates, Michelle Rhee, Arne Duncan and “Waiting for ‘Superman’” talking about failing schools, low standards, and China, but rarely do they ever talk about students. … Continue reading →
Bill Moyers and Diane Ravitch on Charter Schools (cashing in on your children)
From Bill Moyers’ website: Public Schools for Sale? Public education is becoming big business as bankers, hedge fund managers and private equity investors are entering what they consider to … Continue reading →
Resistance to Teach for America, Inc. Continues
From Popular Resistance: Students Tour To Kick Teach For America Off Campuses United Students Against Sweatshops, a national college student organizing group, wants Teach for America off college campuses. In … Continue reading →
Diane Ravitch: The Common Core Standards “should have no legitimacy”
From The Fatal Flaw of the Common Core Standards by Diane Ravitch: The reason to oppose the Common Core standards is because they violate the well-established and internationally recognized process … Continue reading →
6 Reasons why the Common Core Standards are a big fail: The facts down and dirty
The Common Core Standards: Had zero input from educators in the State of Washington. In fact the Common Core “State” Standards were adopted by Washington State before the standards … Continue reading →
A Kindergartner’s Nightmare
Is this education? Is this what we want for our children and grandchildren? Teachers have called the testing regime child abuse and here you get to read about it firsthand. … Continue reading →
Seattle Education Meetup: An Opt Out Workshop with Jesse Hagopian
Unsure what the Common Core Standards are? Want to know more about the term “high stakes testing”? Have you heard about parents, students and teachers opting out of standardized testing … Continue reading →