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Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), Assemblyman Al Graf (R,C,I - Holbrook) and Assemblyman Ed Ra (R - Franklin Square) today called on the Assembly Majority to get serious about the impending Common Core standardized testing crisis in our schools and convene a special session before the first round of tests begin on April 14th to ensure parents know about their rights to have their children refuse the tests.

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.

But testing opposition appears to be more closely linked to concerns about teacher evaluation policies: the top two reasons chosen among a national survey of parents who opted out were, «I oppose using students» performance on standardized tests to evaluate teachers» and «standardized tests force teachers to teach to the test.»

Scope: Comparative data about class size, proficiency on standardized tests, percentage of students who receive free or reduced - price school lunch, and proportion of first - year teachers at a school; there's also a forum for parents to write reviews about individual schools.

The fact is, no parent gets excited about his or her child taking a standardized test, just as we don't get excited about taking our kids for annual checkups at the doctor's office.

As a parent, it's critical that you know about alternative types of classroom - based assessments, in addition to traditional tests and the standardized tests mandated by your school district or state department of education.

Conley's report comes at just the right time; while we have heard endlessly about teacher, student, and parent frustration over standardized testing, about what those tests are missing, and how limited they are, the educational community has been too silent about alternatives.

According to the survey, parent opinion reads like a photocopy of the union's agenda — supportive of more investment in schools and teachers, wary of standardized testing, skeptical about evaluating teachers based on student performance, and resistant to the expansion of choice.

The guide includes background on some of the controversy surrounding testing; information about different types of tests and what standardized tests measure and do not measure; advice on communicating with school officials and talking with your child about tests; and a glossary and list of additional resources for parents.

While many parents, educators, school leaders, and policymakers disagree about the kinds of tests administered, how the scores should be used, and how frequently students should be tested, it is important to be supportive of your child's efforts on standardized tests, and to help her do her best.

Although standardized tests can provide parents with useful information about their child's academic performance, using them to impose uniform standards that so narrowly define «quality» creates perverse incentives that narrow the curriculum, stifle innovation, and can drive away quality schools from participating in the choice program.

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.»

When you are being abused or hearing about children and parents being abused and harassed for opting out of the unfair and discriminatory Common Core SBAC test or when you are paying more in taxes and watching important school programs and services cut, now that thanks to our elected and appointed officials we are pissing away $ 100,000,000.00 a year forcing children to take a test that will tell us that students from rich families tend to do better and student from poor families tend to do worse on standardized tests.

Recently, SED has made comments about organized efforts to have parents choose to opt out of standardized tests.

In essence, it is important that parents continue to advocate and voice concerns about standardized testing, however, alternative supports need to be in place for students and parents as standardized testing are now the norm.

Districts are great at letting parents know when and how students will participate in standardized tests, but the only way to know about what's happening in the classroom is to talk with your child's teacher.

Many students, as well as parents, are extremely anxious and stressed out about the standardized test.

But in hindsight, considering the backlash from Congress and from parents upset about standardized testing, and looking at what the American Educational Research Association and the American Statistical Association and the National Research Council have said about the problems of using value - added models to make personnel decisions... do you feel like those were the right big bets?

Students and their parents have grumbled about standardized testing since it was mandated by the federal government in 1965.

An article in the Sunday Review highlights some of the concerns about standardized tests raised by minority parents, students, and educators.

Join Black and Latino teachers, parents, students, and education leaders to learn about why they and their children are refusing, or «opting out» of various standardized tests in Connecticut.

Fellow pro-public education advocate and commentator lays out the harsh truth about the absurdity of the massive standardized testing industry that is being forced up on America's children, teachers and parents.

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.

The latest one in Chicago — over how the Chicago Public Schools district (CPS) reacted to teachers, parents and about 1,500 children at 80 schools who chose to boycott a soon - to - be-discontinued standardized test — is about as absurd as it gets.

The group advocates refusing standardized testing as a way for parents to get a seat at the table in decisions made about public school education.

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.

The amended platform language encourages parents to opt out of standardized tests, something black and brown urban families rarely choose to do and overwhelmingly oppose, precisely because they want real data about whether or not their children are learning.

The parents completed surveys about their motivations for homeschooling and the students took standardized academic achievement tests.

For those who are interested in knowing more about why parents despise AzMERIT and standardized testing, keep reading.

Given the lack of proven links between testing and achievement, as well as extensive evidence about the limitations and problems of high - stakes testing, Parents Across America opposes current efforts to expand the use of standardized tests.

Parents Across America is especially concerned about the use of federal power in the nationwide push to expand standardized testing.

And while tens of millions of dollars are being wasted on the massive Common Core Standardized Testing Program, Malloy and his administration have repeatedly lied and misled parents about their fundamental right to opt their children out of the new tests.

However, in a study examining elementary school parents» opinions about standardized tests and performance assessments, most parents approved of both types of measures and actually gave stronger approval ratings to performance assessments (Shepard & Bliem, 1995).

In contrast, in the Constitution State Madison Superintendent of Schools Thomas Scarice has consistently been one of the school leaders who has been willing to provide his students, parents, teachers and community with the appropriate information about the extraordinary problems that come with a public education system that is overly reliant on standardized testing.

People may disagree with these parents about the value of giving dozens of standardized tests every year to children as young as 4 or 5.

During the evaluation, the team reviews recent report cards and grades, standardized test scores, discipline reports and talks with parents and teachers about school performance.

We can't get there by talking about numbers like standardized test scores, which will always be a reflection of the wealth or poverty of the students» parents, or graduation rates, which can be manipulated simply by redefining the course requirements or eliminating low achieving students.

Facing push back from teachers and parents about the pace and nature of education reforms, Governor Malloy was forced to call for a «slow down» in the pace of reforms, especially tying teacher evaluations to standardized test results.

The article also provides two sections with related information: 1) a «glossary of testing terms,» which explains fundamentals of standardized tests and how these tests will be used in the context of new federal legislation (the No Child Left Behind Act of 2002) which requires states to give standardized tests annually, analyze data in specific ways, and track progress toward a required goal; and 2) «frequently asked questions about standardized testing,» which addresses many of parents» concerns about how standardized tests may be used with and affect their children.

CEA Executive Director Mary Loftus Levine, parents, and teachers told members of the State Board of Education today that they are concerned about the potential overreliance on standardized test scores in teacher evaluations.

However, because standardized testing is a matter of public concern, a local speaking as a union, or an individual member speaking as a parent or citizen, about educational concerns over standardized testing, for instance, in a letter to the editor or in a statement to the Board of Education, is protected by the U.S. Constitution at least so long as they are not encouraging other parents or students to opt out from a test.»

Similarly, 31 percent of parents state that their child complains about taking too many standardized tests.

What parent is going to consider clicking on this tab to find information about how their child's school is performing in the standardized provincial tests?»