Kindergarten teacher Susan DuFresne and her husband Shawn are are taking their repurposed school bus cross country, giving away books and talking about the testing juggernaut, determined to instigate change one person at a time. This is such a creative way … Continue reading
I got a letter from Diane Feinstein today about the latest version of ESEA. sigh. I include it at the bottom of this post. Here is my response. May it inspire you to write your own. Dear Senator Feinstein, All … Continue reading
Tell your two U.S. Senators to vote for Sen. Jon Tester’s amendment to reduce federally mandated standardized testing from every-kid-every-year to once each in elementary, middle and high schools. The Senate will vote the week of July 7 on a … Continue reading
Less Testing More Learning! If we raise our voices together, we can persuade the Senate Education Committee to reduce testing requirements as it debates renewal of Elementary and Secondary Education Act/No Child Left Behind. Please take a few minutes on … Continue reading
Now’s the time to contact your U.S. Senators and Representatives to reduce federally mandated testing! Our children deserve less testing and more learning. Your voice can make a difference! Go here to add your letter to congress.
Ann Arbor Open won’t administer the state’s standardized tests this year! It will be allowed to develop its own form of assessment. Bravo!! This is a huge step past opt-out. Current principal Kit Flynn has tenaciously and effectively presented the … Continue reading
Join these 26 organizations Saturday May 17 2pm in City Hall Park at the Take Back Our Schools March and Rally: BATS – Change The Stakes – Children Are More Than Test Scores – Class Size Matters – Coalition for … Continue reading
The Chicago Teachers Union rallied on March 10 in opposition to ISAT testing. Joined by parents and students, teachers are boycotting the tests at several schools. The district is threatening teachers with loss of certification, and bullying and intimidating parents … Continue reading
Dec 27 at 7pm find us on KBDI channel 12 in Denver, or set your recording unit to 3am Dec28 for the rebroadcast. Dec 29 at 4pm it plays on WQED Pittsburg, and again on Dec 30 at 2:30 pm! … Continue reading
More than 550 organizations and 18,000 individuals have signed the National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing. How about you? We encourage organizations and individuals to publicly endorse it, with a letter to the editor, a tweet or other social media comment, or … Continue reading