Under federal law, parents and guardians have the right to opt
their child out of standardized testing.
The District will post an opt - out form online for parents to opt
their child out of any standardized testing.
Don't let them fool you: You can and should consider opting
your child out of standardized testing frenzy
Don't let them fool you: You can and should consider opting
your child out of standardized testing frenzy (A powerful commentary piece by Wendy Lecker on the rights of parents when it comes to the Connecticut Mastery Test and the new Common Core Smarter Balanced Field Test).
That includes Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa, who has said she would opt
her children out of standardized tests and was among the first to issue a statement condemning Paladino for his remarks.
The Quinnipiac poll also showed that voters are evenly split when it comes to parents opting
their children out of standardized tests.
The state's education commissioner said parents who are thinking of opting
their children out of standardized tests again this school year should stick with the exams because they will be different than last year's tests.
New York State's education commissioner said parents who are thinking of opting
their children out of standardized tests again this school year should stick with the exams, because they will be different than last year's tests, but the state's teacher's union and a parents group said the changes don't go far enough.
For their platform, party insiders voted to «support enabling parents to opt
their children out of standardized tests.»
We also support enabling parents to opt
their children out of standardized tests without penalty for either the student or their school.»
In 2015 - 16, a few more states passed laws recognizing the right of parents to hold
their children out of standardized testing, while similar opt - out bills advanced in one or both houses of several other legislatures.
Across the nation, tens of thousands of parents opted
their children out of standardized tests in 2014, and this year, many more have or will do so.
As promised last week, we continue the discussion over education policy and whether parents should opt
their children out of standardized testing.
They provide support and information to parents wishing to opt
their children out of standardized testing and promote awareness of the effects of high - stakes testing.
Sixty - four percent of the American public say there is «too much emphasis on testing» and 41 percent say parents hsould be able to opt
their children out of standardized testing.
Dissatisfaction with standardized testing is growing in all quarters, and even The New York Times has now recognized that parents choosing to opt
their children out of standardized tests come from a variety of backgrounds.
Still showing outward public collaboration with the Gates Foundation, funder of ill - conceived high stakes testing and teacher evaluation policies, continued to prompt parents to opt
their children out of standardized tests and by this time, the punitive practices imbued by these policies have sent invaluable educators leaving the profession or fighting for MORE.
As more and more parents choose to opt
their children out of standardized tests, some educators and teachers» union representatives have been speculating about how all those missing scores might impact teacher - evaluation outcomes that are based on test results.
Parents at Castle Bridge Elementary School in New York City overwhelmingly opted
their children out of a standardized test that ultimately had to be canceled due to the lack of participation.
Parents can opt
their children out of the standardized testing frenzy and school superintendents should be supporting them
on Parents can opt
their children out of the standardized testing frenzy and school superintendents should be supporting them
What's next for parents who've led the charge to opt
their children out of standardized tests?
However, hidden in that memo was the fact that parents do have the fundamental right to opt
their children out of these standardized tests.
Not exact matches
«Today, the state Assembly is poised to debate and vote on legislation (A. 6777) that only gets half the job done when it comes to ensuring parents are informed
of their rights and protected if they choose to opt their
children in grades 3 - 8
out of the controversial Common Core
standardized tests.»
Astorino, the Republican candidate for governor last year, announced on Tuesday that he was opting his
children out of this week's
standardized tests on English Language Arts.
School administrators are closely watching a letter campaign that's taking place in the days before school starts that could lead to even more
children opting
out of state
standardized tests.
At a recent conference held by the teacher's group Educators for Excellence, State Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia says she plans to try to convince parents not have their
children repeat this year's boycott
of standardized tests associated with the Common Core learning standards, which resulted in 20 %
of students statewide opting
out of the
tests.
Assemblyman Tedisco is the sponsor
of a bill to allow parents to opt their
children out of Common Core associated
standardized tests.
The newly elected Chancellor to the Board
of Regents, Betty Rosa, expressed grave doubts about the state's use
of standardized tests in the schools, saying if she were not on the Board
of Regents, she would join the opt
out movement and not permit her
children to take the
tests.
Despite the efforts, parents continue to opt their
children out of the Common Core - related third - through eighth - grade
standardized tests.
At a recent conference held by the teacher's group Educators for Excellence, State Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia says she plans to try to convince parents not have their
children repeat this year's boycott
of standardized tests associated with the Common Core learning standards, which resulted in 20 percent
of students statewide opting
out of the
tests.
Tedisco is the sponsor
of a bill to allow parents to opt their
children out of Common Core associated
standardized tests.
At a recent conference held by the teacher's group Educators for Excellence, New York State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia says she plans to try to convince parents not have their
children repeat this year's boycott
of standardized tests associated with the Common Core learning standards, which resulted in 20 percent
of students statewide opting
out of the
tests.
Rosa is supportive
of — and supported by — the opt -
out movement, and said if she had a school - aged
child right now, she would opt him or her
out of state - mandated
standardized testing.
Korn said a widespread boycott
of the
standardized tests last spring, where 20 percent
of parents opted their
children out of the
tests, has also fueled changes.
GR: What do you think about this effort on the part
of some activist parents to get parents to hold their kids
out of school during the
standardized tests that are part
of the school evaluations and the teacher evaluations that are a part
of the requirements
of the No
Child Left Behind Act.
Astorino quickly pivoted to his message
of the day — that his
children would opt
out of the latest round
of standardized tests — to rev up the audience.
When 200,000 parents opted their
children out of this spring's
standardized tests — and some classrooms had just one or two
children sitting for these corporately - designed assessments — the Regents definitely noticed.
The newly elected chancellor
of the Board
of Regents, Betty Rosa, expressed grave doubts about the state's use
of standardized tests in the schools, saying if she were not on the Board
of Regents, she would join the opt -
out movement and not permit her
children to take the
tests.
Despite the efforts, parents continue to opt their
children out of the Common Core - related third through eighth grade
standardized tests.
Despite some changes and tweaks to
standardized English and Math
tests, some parents are still planning to opt their
children out of tests next week.
There is strong support for using the same
standardized test in all states, with 73 %
of the public in favor
of uniform
testing; 70 % are opposed to letting parents opt their
children out of state
tests, consistent with 2015 results.
As the House turns its attention back to ESEA reauthorization, an amendment introduced by Rep. Matt Salmon (R. — Ariz.) would allow parents to opt their
children out of state
standardized tests without hurting the school for accountability purposes, Alyson Klein notes.
In response to the added pressure this year, a movement against
standardized testing is gathering steam as some parents decide to let their
children opt
out of the
tests.
On average, the
children started
out as high achievers but year after year lost ground on the state's
standardized tests, according to a Times analysis
of scores from the 2002 - 03 through 2008 - 09 school years.
With word that some parents are already organizing on social media about efforts to have their
children «opt -
out»
of the
standardized tests in the coming school year, Cuomo released a statement Thursday saying that while he agrees with the goal
of Common Core standards, he believes the implementation by the NYS Education Department has been «deeply flawed.»
Other states have laws that protect parents» right to opt their
children out or refuse high - stakes
standardized testing and no federal financial penalties
of any sort have been imposed on schools in those states as a result
of these laws.
Assemblyman Tedisco is the sponsor
of a bill to allow parents to opt their
children out of Common Core associated
standardized tests.
Second, some
of us are also supportive
of the Opt -
Out movement that is growing across the country, wherein parents have creatively removed their
children from
standardized testing.
At a recent conference held by the teacher's group Educators for Excellence, State Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia says she plans to try to convince parents not have their
children repeat this year's boycott
of standardized tests associated with the Common Core learning standards, which resulted in 20 %
of students statewide opting
out of the
tests.