Teachers refuse to administer standardized tests
Three teachers from P.S. 364 Earth School in New York have informed their administration and Chancellor Carmen Fariña that they will not proctor Common Core state standardized tests this year — or ever — saying in a letter (see below) that they “can no longer implement policies that seek to transform the broad promises of […]
Student privacy activists win a big one
In a win for student privacy activists, New York state is ending its relationship with a controversial $100 million student data collection project funded by the Gates Foundation and operated by a nonprofit called inBloom. It appears that from the nine original state partners, none are now committed to going forward. The state legislators passed […]
The Answer Sheet 4-3-14
The Answer Sheet: Web site of anti-testing group is hackedWhy would anyone do this? The web site of United Opt Out National, a nonprofit organization that is dedicated to eliminating the use of high-stakes standardized tests, has been hacked. The site posted this message: United Opt Out The Movement to end Corporate Education Reform Our site has been maliciously hacked and destroyed in […] 2