From EDDRA2 listserve, Friday, April 4, 2014.
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From EDDRA2 listserve, Friday, April 4, 2014.
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The 2014 round of standardized exam administration got underway
in several states this week. As predicted by FairTest and our Testing
Resistance & Reform Spring (TRRS) allies, opt-out campaigns and
other forms of protest exploded in many communities. In just the past
three days, we've seen so many great news clips that we could not wait
until our normal Tuesday distribution date to circulate them
nationally.
Check out these stories about local activities around the nation
and the great commentaries about why to protest, then go to the TRRS
website -- http://www.resistthetest.org
-- and post your own events to show allies, the media and
policy-makers the ever-growing strength of our movement.
Opt Your Children Out of State Testing: Don't Feed the
Machine
Mistreating Students and Teachers in the Name of Higher Test
Scores
Delaware Teachers Seek Indefinite Moratorium on Test-Based
Evaluations
One Simple Sentence Can Opt Students Out of Iowa Standardized
Exams
Cyber Attacks Paralyze Kansas Testing
Maine Educators Seek Moratorium on New Standardized Tests
Bill to Delay Test Use for Teacher Evaluation Heads to Maryland
Governor
Maryland School Encounters Technical Problems With Common Core
Field Test
Nashua, New Hampshire School Board Pushes to Delay Common Core
Assessments
New Jersey Parents Must Push Back Against Test Overuse:
Letter
New York Boycotts Protest Harmful Effects of Testing
At Least 30,000 New York Students Sit Out Standardized
Exams
80% Opt Out at One Brooklyn School -- Parent Calls Movement
"Common Sense"
Is Testing Taking Over Schools; Entire NYC Faculty Says Yes
New York "Teachers of Conscience" Refuse to Administer
Common Core Tests
New York Won't Punish Schools Where Many Students Opted Out
Why Our Son Won't Take North Carolina's End-of-Grade Tests
Oklahoma Computerized Exams Experience Technical Problems
Rebellion Against Standardized Testing Spreads to
Pennsylvania
Tennessee Advances Bill to Bar Linking Student Test Scores to
Teacher Licensing
Parents in 30 Texas Districts Submit Opt-Out Letters
Congressman: Federal Testing Reform Would Empower Local
Schools
Rep. Gibson's Bill to Reduce Federal Testing Mandates
Federal Auditors Fault State Test Security: Many Unusual Score
Gains Not Investigated
The High Stakes of High-Stakes Testing
Testing Experts Say: Time to Evaluate Teacher Evaluations
Some Politicians Still Ignore Parents . . . . at Their
Peril
Bob Schaeffer, Public Education Director
FairTest: National Center for Fair & Open Testing
office- (239) 395-6773 fax (239)
395-6779
mobile- (239) 699-0468
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