Last weekend I spoke to packed audiences on my book tour for More Than A Score: The New Uprising Against High Stakes Testing in Milwaukee, WI for the Educator's Network for Social Justice conference, the Network for Public Education (NPE) Conference in Chicago, and to the Chicago Teachers' Union. My presentations during the weekend focused …
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TakePart.com ran an article by Joseph Williams titled, “Boycotters Might Be Winning the Battle Over Standardized Testing.” In that article he writes: “In districts across the nation, from Florida to Alaska, the grassroots push for a rollback in high-stakes testing has gained momentum, and a broad coalition of parents, teachers, and advocates are poised to …
“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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