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Top Ten Acts of Test Resistance in 2014–The greatest year of revolt against high-stakes testing in U.S. history

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The year 2014 marked the greatest year of revolt against high-stakes testing in U.S. history. Across the country, students are walking out, parents are opting their children out, and teachers are refusing to administer these detrimental exams—often taking great personal and professional risk to defy the corporate education reformers...Here then are my picks for the top ten most powerful acts of resistance to high-stakes, standardize testing in 2014. I hope to add your action to my list next year!

“Voices of a People’s History,” 10th anniversary edition features testing resistance & MAP Boycott!

On By I AM AN EDUCATORIn MAP test boycott, Voices of a People’s History of the United States5 Comments

Howard Zinn and Anthony Arnove’s updated primary source companion to A People’s History of the United States includes Amber Kudla’s anti-standardized testing graduation speech and Jesse Hagopian’s reflection on the Seattle MAP test boycott. Since its publication in 2004, Voices of a People’s History of the United States has played a vital role in my …

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Hands Up, Don’t Test: Police brutality and the repurposing of education

On By I AM AN EDUCATORIn Ferguson, Garfield High School, More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing, School-to-prison-pipeline7 Comments

While in Boston speaking about my recently released edited book, More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing, I had the wonderful opportunity to meet with the great EduShyster, who asked me important questions about the connection between the recent rise in student protests against police brutality and high-stakes, standardized testing. Here's what …

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#MoreThanAScore Twitter Chat Monday,12/1, 8:30pm EST

On By I AM AN EDUCATORIn Authentic Assessment, More Than a Score: The New Uprising Against High-Stakes Testing, Standardized Testing, Tiwtter Storm, Twitter chat4 Comments

Log on to Twitter, tell your story of resistance to high-stakes testing, and ask the authors of "More Than a Score" your questions on how to build the movement! Tuesday is the official release date for the book I edited and contributed to, “More Than A Score: The New Uprising Against High Stakes Testing"--a new …

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The Tulsa Test-defyers: We won’t give tests that “rob children of their educational liberties.”

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 “It’s about watching kids cry. And throw chairs. And pee their pants. And scratch their face until it turns red or they bleed. That’s what it’s about. That’s all that it’s about.” --Nikki Jones, on the impact of high-stakes tests on children and why she won’t administer them. Karen Hendren and Nikki Jones teach first …

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