Say no to high-stakes testing!
Say no to data mining of your children ,
Say no to corporate reform!
Say no to those who want to monetize our children!
Here is a report from Bob Schaeffer of Fairtest:
Anyone who still believes that the resistance to testing misuse and overuse is confined to a few big cities and “liberal” activists, should click through this week’s news clips. In fact, testing protests are spreading across “deep red” states” such as Alaska, Tennessee, Texas and Utah. And “conservative” commentators are speaking out against standardized exam overkill.
A Strong Right-Wing Voice Joins the Chorus: Revolt Against the Tyranny of Standardized Testing
http://washingtonexaminer.com/revolt-against-the-tyrants-of-standardized-testing/article/2545914?custom_click=rss
Countering Fears About Opting Out
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/claire-wapole/the-fear-of-opting-out-isat_b_4993818.html
New School Tests Don’t Make the Grade
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2014/3/25/new-school-testsdontmakethegrade.html
Alaska Legislature Advances Bill Repealing Exit Exam, Awarding Retroactive Diplomas
http://peninsulaclarion.com/news/2014-03-20-0
Chicago Parents Irate About School Officials Questioning Children About Test Boycott
http://www.suntimes.com/news/26334435-418/parents-livid-over-cps-investigators-questioning-kids-over-isat-boycott.html
Opt-Out Movement Gains Momentum in Colorado
http://www.coloradoindependent.com/146615/opting-out
Testing Violations Continue at D.C. Schools: Michelle Rhee’s Legacy
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/review-finds-four-serious-test-taking-violations-in-dc-schools/2014/03/19/8c6cdc84-af75-11e3-a49e-76adc9210f19_story.html
Delaware Teachers Push Back Against Test-Driven “Reform”
http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/education/2014/03/18/teacher-union-members-voice-discontent/6586595/
Feds Investigate Bias in Florida’s Test-Based Scholarships
http://www.tampabay.com/news/education/college/feds-investigate-floridas-bright-futures-scholarship-program/2171469
Former Teacher of the Year Sends “Dear John” Letter & Video to State of Florida
http://www.teachingquality.org/content/dear-john-letter-state-florida
Maryland Teacher: Time to Hold “Reformers” Accountable of Policy Failures
http://indypendent.org/2014/03/21/time-hold-education-reformers-accountable
Massachusetts State Ed. Official Admits Students Cannot Be Forced to Take Common Core Pilot Tests
http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/article/20140320/NEWS/140329703
High-Stakes Testing Leads to Anxiety in Mississippi’s School Children
http://www.hattiesburgamerican.com/article/20140323/LIFESTYLE/303230011/High-stakes-testing-leads-anxiety-students
New Jersey Supers: Common Core Test Delay Would Help Students, Schools
http://www.nj.com/opinion/index.ssf/2014/03/delaying_new_standardized_testing_would_benefit_schools_students_opinion.html
New Mexico Parents Blast Standardized Exam Exam Overkill
http://www.taosnews.com/opinion/article_0730b95c-b04f-11e3-abce-001a4bcf887a.html
Number of New York Families Preparing to Opt Out Grows
http://www.ny1.com/content/news/205540/growing-number-of-parents-want-students-to-opt-out-of-high-stakes-state-tests
Parents Explain: “Why We Are Opting Out”
http://www.antonnews.com/farmingdaleobserver/opinion/36644-letter-why-we-are-opting-out.html
Brooklyn Parents Organize to Roll Back Standardized Testing for Young Children
http://www.greenpointnews.com/news/6023/north-brooklyn-parents-oppose-standardized-testing-for-young-students
Pennsylvania Parents Opt Children Out of State Exam
http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20140324_Some_parents_having_their_children.html#mj2kOHL5sRq0A0VV.99
Philadelphia Inquirer Editorial: Take Emphasis Off State Tests
http://www.philly.com/philly/opinion/20140325_Inquirer_Editorial__Take_emphasis_off_state_tests.html
Tennessee Teachers File Second Suit Against “Value-Added” Evaluations
http://tn.chalkbeat.org/2014/03/21/tea-files-second-valued-added-lawsuit-this-week/
More Tennessee Parents Opt Children Out of Tests
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2014/03/24/nashville-parents-opt-kids-testing/6850305/
Texas May Make Deeper Cuts in Number of Required Tests
http://www.woai.com/articles/woai-local-news-sponsored-by-five-star-cleaners-119078/standardized-tests-required-in-school-may-12172509
Utah Educators Criticize Time Wasted on Testing, Not Teaching
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/57707764-90/students-teachers-testing-state.html.csp
Time to End the Feds Annual Testing Mandate
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/22672-direct-the-department-of-education-and-congress-to-remove-annual-standardized-testing-mandates-of-nclb-and-rttt
Days of High-Stakes Testing Are Numbered, According to National Conservative Publication
http://www.nationalreview.com/agenda/373954/days-high-stakes-tests-are-numbered-and-thats-good-thing-reihan-salam
Teacher Quits Because Job is Now About Tests and Data, Not Children
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/03/23/kindergarten-teacher-my-job-is-now-about-tests-and-data-not-children-i-quit/
Does High-Stakes Testing Help Students Living in Poverty?
http://www.forpubliced.blogspot.com/2014/03/is-high-stakes-testing-best-way-to.html
Is High-Stakes Testing Increasing the Rate of “Attention Deficit Disorder” Diagnoses?
http://www.nbcnews.com/health/kids-health/could-school-testing-be-driving-adhd-n55661
What Students Think About Standardized Tests
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicholas-ferroni/what-my-standardized-tests_b_4981580.html
“Listen” — A New Documentary About Education From a Student’s Perspective
Finland’s Only High-Stakes Standardized Test
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/03/24/the-brainy-questions-on-finlands-only-high-stakes-standardized-test/
Bob Schaeffer, Public Education Director
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Diane Ravitch's blog 
Clearly, there needs to be a national organizing body to help achieve the aims of these disparate groups.
Jeb is up in arms. His business model requires tests to create a demand for pre-packaged education programs. They plan to create, diagnose and cure all of our education ailments.
Without the tests, current school privatization plans fall apart.
Keep up the good work Diane!
Let’s say NO together! Ask the man at the top to clearly explain his stance on high-stakes testing.
WH petiton http://wh.gov/lV7q7 put up by Susan Ohanian
More information for those outside the choir http://itemactions.us/
http://itemactions.us/why-target-no-child-left-behind-testing/
And thanks for listing my article, Bob.
Time to End the Feds Annual Testing Mandate
http://www.truth-out.org/opinion/item/22672-direct-the-department-of-education-and-congress-to-remove-annual-standardized-testing-mandates-of-nclb-and-rttt
Needed 100,000 signatures by April 16th which means effort on everyone’s part to spread the word! Thanks all. It is doable! How many large city teachers unions would it take?….Do the math; yes we can!
Just signed the petition at http://wh.gov/lV7q7 put up by Susan Ohanian. Thank you SUSAN.
This is simple, but there is a long way to go before the number is sufficient to get a reply from the White House or someone who will go on record.
Reblogged this on Crazy Normal – the Classroom Exposé and commented:
Join the growing movement and “Say NO!” to the fake education reformers.
Fake signatures found on Stand for Children Oklahoma petition.
http://www.newson6.com/story/25071850/fake-signatures-found-on-okla-common-core-petition
“Now, some names on a petition, from a group hoping to keep Common Core, were faked. The group, Stand for Children Oklahoma, presented a petition to legislators in early March with 7,000 signatures, but many people whose names are on the list said they didn’t sign it.”