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.
But one contested item that won't make too much of a difference for school districts is the rate at which students have chosen to
opt out of state standardized tests.
Opt out of the state standardized test, and the Common Core test that will follow it.
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.»
Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville) today is calling on New York
State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia to stop intimidating New York parents and school districts with threats
of pulling funding from schools with high percentages
of students who
opt out of grades 3 - 8 Common Core
standardized tests — in essence, telling them to stop trying to «kill the messenger» for their introduction
of a flawed system.
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.
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.
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.
Educators on Long Island say the number
of students and parents
opting -
out of taking
standardized state tests this week is growing.
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.
The measure also comes as school districts across the
state on Tuesday reported high numbers
of students choosing to
opt out of the current round
of English Language Arts
standardized tests that will run for the next two weeks.
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.
Meanwhile, school board candidates who support
opting out of standardized tests saw success across the
state.
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.
«This past week, several schools had a record number
of students
opt out of the
state's
standardized test for English.
In recent years, as many as 20 percent
of students across the
state opted out of these
tests, led by parents and teachers who criticized the way the
state handled
standardized testing.
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.
Not satisfied with a
state Board of Regents decision to put a hold on the use of test scores in teacher and principal evaluations, New York State Allies for Public Education is urging its members to opt out of local exams that will be taking the place of standardized, Common Core - aligned tests used to evaluate teac
state Board
of Regents decision to put a hold on the use
of test scores in teacher and principal evaluations, New York
State Allies for Public Education is urging its members to opt out of local exams that will be taking the place of standardized, Common Core - aligned tests used to evaluate teac
State Allies for Public Education is urging its members to
opt out of local exams that will be taking the place
of standardized, Common Core - aligned
tests used to evaluate teachers.
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.
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 en
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 en
state's teacher's union and a parents group said the changes don't go far enough.
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.
The statistic not only showed the growing strength
of the «
opt out» movement against
standardized testing, but also put immediate pressure on
state and federal officials, who must now decide whether to penalize schools and districts with low participation rates.
The Lee County School Board led the charge in August when it voted to
opt out of state - mandated
standardized testing during an emotional meeting in Fort Myers.
Matt considers the role
of the parents
opting out of new
state standardized tests and says «it's not entirely clear if those changes skewed the findings.»
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.
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.
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.
Fair
Test's Neill said the
state of New York led the way regarding the revolt against
standardized testing with nearly half a million students
opting out of state exams in 2015.
Speakers opposed to the
state's new public education policies whipped an audience
of hundreds into a furor at Comsewogue High School on March 29, 2014 as
Opt -
Out supporters, preaching from the stage in the auditorium, vowed to «starve the beast» — calling on parents to have their children skip the rigorous
standardized tests and deprive the school system
of the data upon which the system depends.
It is worth repeating that while Governor Malloy and Commission Pryor claim that federal and
state laws trump parental rights when it comes to taking the Common Core
Standardized Tests, there are no federal or state laws that prohibit parents from opting their children out of the Common Core Tests nor is there any law that allows schools to punish parents or students for opting out of the t
Tests, there are no federal or
state laws that prohibit parents from
opting their children
out of the Common Core
Tests nor is there any law that allows schools to punish parents or students for opting out of the t
Tests nor is there any law that allows schools to punish parents or students for
opting out of the
teststests.
Malloy implemented an extremely prejudicial evaluation system for teachers, brought in Common Core and its associated
testing (SBAC), crushed the
OPT OUT movement, reduced funding for public schools while increasing funding for Achievement First Charter Schools, increased funding for CONNCan (a private Charter School advocacy group), appointed Stefan Pryor (CEO
of Achievement First) as Commissioner
of Education, vastly increased
standardized testing throughout the
state, and tried to abolish
of tenure for teachers, all endorsed and supported by Melodie Peters against the wishes
of the membership in CT..
His sixth - grade daughter is
opting out of taking the
state's
standardized test this spring.
Following parent complaints, Madison School District officials say they are working to rectify a situation in which certain students face negative consequences for having
opted out of the
state's
standardized test.
As someone who has been a conscientious objector
of high stakes
standardized tests and is actively involved in the
opt out campaign in our
state, the decoupling
of standardized tests scores from the teacher evaluation does not get at the root
of the issues.
The 240,000
opt outs across New York
State triggered a move towards the current moratorium on the use of state standardized tests, not the negotiating of the UFT leadership as they often like to credit themselves
State triggered a move towards the current moratorium on the use
of state standardized tests, not the negotiating of the UFT leadership as they often like to credit themselves
state standardized tests, not the negotiating
of the UFT leadership as they often like to credit themselves with.
The survey asked a nationally representative sample
of Americans about the
state of education and found that between May and June 2016 — over a year after news accounts about parents»
opting their children
out of school
tests became commonplace — the public's commitment to the use
of standardized tests to assess students and schools remains firm.
Buffalo, way northwest on the shores
of Lake Erie, about 400 miles from the epicenter
of New York
State opt -
out activity, is an important voice in the fracas over
standardized testing and accountability.
In the above article Chalkbeat focused on how some district practices, in Boulder specifically, discouraged high school students from taking
state standardized tests: for the second year in a row, Boulder high schools continued instruction for ninth - grade students who
opted -
out of PARCC assessments, effectively penalizing students who took the
state assessments as they had to catch up on the content later (1).
An
opt -
out movement gained momentum this spring, with tens
of thousands
of students sitting
out of new
standardized tests in
states including New York, Maine and New Mexico.
While our new Commissioner is preparing to go on a speaking and listening tour
of the
state, she would do well to try to understand exactly why New York is the current leader in the nationwide
Opt Out movement against today's
standardized testing policies, having seen
test refusals jump from nearly 60,000 in 2014 to 200,000 in 2015.
Volunteer activists in the
test resistance movement who formed United
Opt Out in 2011 have become so disruptive to the standardized testing establishment that their website was recently «hacked into and destroyed — along with a great deal of their web - based educational tools,» according to a report at Alternet, including «years of research, with an archive of guides and tutorials for opting out tailored specifically to almost every U.S. state.&raq
Out in 2011 have become so disruptive to the
standardized testing establishment that their website was recently «hacked into and destroyed — along with a great deal
of their web - based educational tools,» according to a report at Alternet, including «years
of research, with an archive
of guides and tutorials for
opting out tailored specifically to almost every U.S. state.&raq
out tailored specifically to almost every U.S.
state.»
Watch a 2 minute video
of Diane's message about
opting out of State mandated
standardized testing
For more information see: Race Class &
Opt Out and Urban
Opt Out Statistics in NY
State and our videos
of the event: A
Standardized Test Is A Poor Substitute For Justice
I've got a friend in New York who wants me to call on every parent in America to
Opt Out of state mandated
standardized tests which are,
of course, the mother's milk
of the No Child Left Untested federal
testing feeding frenzy.
In recent years, BNS has become the center
of a rebellion against
standardized testing, with some 95 percent
of children
opting -
out or boycotting the
state reading and math
tests each year.
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.
What has become known as the «
opt out» movement has been growing in various
states for a few years, sparked by
standardized test - based school reform that began under the administration
of the younger Bush and gained steam under President Obama.
In other words,
state policy determines whether parents can truly
opt out of standardized testing.
According to a 2015 Policy Update issued by the National Association
of State Boards
of Education (NASBE), 34
states and Washington, D.C., do not permit
opting out of standardized testing.