Opt-Out Form
Click to download a sample Opt-out form which you can adjust to fit your situation. Even the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction acknowledges that you may opt out your child from...
View ArticleFlorida kindergarten teacher takes a stand against a kindergarten assessment
Kindergarten used to be a place to paint pictures, play with clay, make friends, and learn a few social graces. Now it is a place to be assessed and started on the path to be molded into human capital....
View ArticleCommon Core Math Test –“Fatally Flawed”
When students take the Smarter Balanced Assessment this year, many may score poorly due to the computer-driven nature of the test, not because they did not know the material. The Smarter Balanced...
View ArticleWashington State students opting out of Smarter Balanced Assessments
Students across the United States are opting out of Common Core Assessments, and that includes Washington State. The US Department of Education funded two consortia to develop the assessments: The...
View ArticleStudents in even more schools opt out of Common Core assessments
After our post of May 4th, even more students have opted out of the Smarter Balanced Assessments which align with the Common Core Standards. Students, parents, and teachers are not quietly accepting...
View ArticleStealth Assessments
For years, school administrators have been talking about bringing more computers into the classroom. Parents have assumed that this was to enable students to hone their computer skills and to gain...
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