Testing+and+families

Issues

 * Testing is bad for the children in the family
 * Testing is misused to measure school "progress" and used to close neighborhood schools, hurting communities.

A parent speaks out about standardized testing: Although writing from and about Florida, the issues are the same.

Opting out of testing
Did you know that most standardized tests that your child is asked to take are in fact optional? According to a letter from then Chief Education Office Barbara Eason-Watkins, parents may opt their children out of most tests.

The Bartleby Project
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Resources
Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE)

How to opt out Article by Sharon Schmidt from //Substance News// on how to opt out of testing in CPS. The March 2011 issue of //Substance News// has several other articles on testing in CPS.

Below are links to scans of a 2010 letter from former Chief Education Officer for CPS, Barbara Eason-Watkins, giving the okay for opting out of testing. Parents may print this letter and use it to support their request to opt-out of high stakes testing for their child.

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