Today is the first day of school in Seattle. I have never been more excited and nervous for the first day because, not only do I start teaching, but my 5-year-old starts kindergarten! My son is so thrilled for his first day of school and our family feels so fortunate to have such a wonderful …
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Frankenstein Fears His Monster: The Gates Foundation Wants You To Boycott High-Stakes Tests
“…the Gates Foundation agrees with those who’ve decided that assessment results should not be taken into account in high-stakes decisions on teacher evaluation or student promotion for the next two years, during this transition.” -- Vicki Phillips, director of the U.S. education program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation How do you know the …
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The New Conscientious Test Objectors at International High School in NYC!
A couple of days ago a New York area code popped up on my cell phone. I didn’t recognize the number—but when a teacher on the other end of line said that she was organizing a testing boycott at her high school, I certainly recognized the situation. Emily Giles, a teacher at International High School …
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Old School/New School: Mail a letter or sign a petition to curb high-stakes testing
The Education Spring is blooming as people across the country are building resistance to the abuses of standardized, high-stakes testing. There are two ways for you to get involved in this movement today: 1) Go New School Sign the petition to the Obama administration, "Direct the Department of Education & Congress to Remove Annual Standardized …
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These Seattle Teachers Boycotted Standardized Testing—and Sparked a Nationwide Movement
[This article was written for Education Uprising, the Spring 2014 issue of YES! Magazine. To support many of the MAP test boycott leaders who are now running for office in their union, visit http://socialequalityeducators.org/ ] Parents, students, and teachers all over the country have joined the revolt to liberate our kids from a test-obsessed education system. …
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