Sentences with phrase «kids out of state standardized tests»

Commissioner MaryEllen Elia says parents absolutely have the right to opt their kids out of state standardized tests, but she says she still wants to talk to them to try to bring them back into the fold.

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In some states, particularly New York, parents have been «opting out» of standardized tests in significant numbers, saying they're a waste of kids» and teachers» time.

(One reader wrote that NYC parents don't opt - out because their kids need the tests to get into better city schools but outcomes on the state standardized tests are not part of the admissions process.)