Sentences with phrase «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.

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.

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.

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.

A new Siena College poll finds that half of New Yorkers support a growing movement for parents to opt their children out of state standardized tests.

Commissioner 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 to the fold.