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ACT Develops Social-Emotional Learning Assessment

August 31, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

ACT has developed its own social-emotional learning assessment for middle and high school students and officially jumps into the latest education fad.

Filed Under: Social Emotional Learning Tagged With: ACT, assessment opt-out, assessments, education fads, education reform, Social-Emotional Learning

Data Privacy & Opt-Out Bills Before Arizona Senate

March 10, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

The Arizona Senate will consider bills that relate to protecting student privacy and a parent’s right to opt their students out of assessments.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: 2016 Bills, Arizona Senate, assessment opt-out, HB 2010, HB 2088, parental opt out, SB 1455, student data privacy

USDED Threatens Federal School Aid Cuts Over Opt-Outs

December 28, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The U.S. Department of Education warned states that federal school aid may be withheld next year if less than 95% of students take fed-mandated exams.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: assessment opt-out, common core assessments, ESEA Reauthorization, Every Student Succeeds Act, U.S. Department of Education

U.S. House Passes Student Success Act

July 9, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The U.S. House passed H.R. 5, the Student Success Act, with only Republican support, 218 to 213. 27 Republicans joined Democrats in opposition to the bill.

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: assessment opt-out, Common Core, Elementary and Secondary Education Act, H.R. 5, Justin Amash, Lee Zeldin, Matt Salmon, The Student Success Act

Over 8,000 Wisconsin Students Opt-Out of Smarter Balanced

June 22, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

8,104 Wisconsin students opted out of Smarter Balanced this school year including 7% of Madison elementary and middle schoolers.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: assessment opt-out, common core assessments, Smarter Balanced, Wisconsin

Delaware House Passes Assessment Opt-Out Bill

May 11, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The Delaware House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that states parents are allowed to opt their children out of standardized testing.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: 2015 Bills, assessment opt-out, Delaware, Delaware House of Representatives, Jack Markell, Smarter Balanced, standardized testing

New Jersey Superintendent Defends PARCC Opt-Outs

May 6, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Jim O’Neill, the interim superintendent of Livingston Public Schools in New Jersey, defended parents and students who decided to opt-out of PARCC.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: assessment opt-out, Common Core, common core assessments, Jim O'Neill, LIvingston Public Schools, New Jersey, New Jersey Department of Education, PARCC

NJEA Says PARCC Refusals Exceed 40,000 Students

March 27, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Based on numbers collected by NJEA, PARCC refusals in New Jersey appear to have topped 40,000 so far and they say more numbers are coming in daily.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: assessment opt-out, Common Core Assessment, Common Core Assessment Opt-Out, New Jersey, New Jersey Education Association, PARCC

Common Core Replacement Bill Advances in the Arizona House

February 19, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The Arizona House Education Committee voted 5-2 in favor of advancing HB 2190, a bill that would block the Common Core and PARCC from being used.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level Tagged With: Arizona House, Arizona State Board of Education, assessment opt-out, AzMerit, Bob Thorpe, Doug Coleman, HB 2190, HB 2246, Jay Lawrence, Jill Norgaard, John Ackerley, Lisa Otundo, Mark Finchem, Paul Boyer, Riginald Bolding

Nevada District Bullies Mother Over Opt-Out Notification

February 3, 2015 By Christina Leventis

A Nevada mom seeking to opt-out her children from assessments given by the Clark County School District was told that state and federal law doesn’t allow it

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: assessment opt-out, Claudia Kintigh, Leslie Arnold, Nevada, Nevada Revised Statues, opt-out

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