Opting Out Heats Up
It's getting to be testing time and BOY, are there a slew of states and groups and people worried that the opt-out movement will continue to grow.
First, for great information on opting out, United Opt Out is a national group.
There are two interesting developments on this front.
One is that the National PTA has warned the state Deleware PTA not to dare to step out of their party line on testing. (There is some kind of state law in play.) Here's their position statement on assessments. (partial) They have a lot of blah, blah about parents and their concerns, but, in the end, side with the feds.
National PTA does not support state and district policies that allow students to opt-out of state assessments that are designed to improve teaching and learning. While we recognize that parents are a child’s first teacher and respect the rights of parents to make decisions on behalf of their children, the association believes the consequences of nonparticipation in state assessments can have detrimental impacts on students and schools.Seattle Schools Community Forum: Opting Out Heats Up: