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Five Tips for Refusing the Test

February 8, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart and J.R. Wilson

Spring assessments are right around the corner so parents who want to opt their kids out should start that process now. Here are five tips that will help you refuse the test

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: assessment opt-outs

Things to Come in K-12 Education: Predictions for 2018

January 2, 2018 By J.R. Wilson

J.R. Wilson: The education system has changed so much so rapidly in the last fifteen to twenty years that it is anyone’s guess as to what will happen in the future.  Here are a few of my guesses for 2018.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: assessment opt-outs, Common Core, data breeches, data privacy, education tech, Every Student Succeeds Act, social impact bonds, teacher recruitment, teacher training

Judge Rules in Favor of Parents on Florida’s Mandatory Third Grade Retention

August 30, 2016 By truthinamed

Judge Karen Gievers ordered that some Florida third graders to be promoted where school districts did not allow “a teacher-compiled portfolio.”

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Andrea Flynn Mogensen, assessment opt-outs, Florida, Florida Department of Education, Florida Standards Assessment, Florida State Board of Education, Florida Third Grade Retention, Hernando County School Board, Karen Gievers

Maryland School District Recognizes Student Right to Refuse

August 29, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

The Frederick County Board of Education in Maryland last week passed a policy that recognizes a student’s right to refuse standardized assessments.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: assessment opt-outs, Frederick County Board of Education, Maryland

Florida Parents Sue to Make 180 Days Count

August 11, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Florida parents whose children are being threatened with being retained in 3rd grade after opting-out of the state reading assessment are fighting back.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: 3rd Grade Retention, assessment opt-outs, Florida, Opt-Out Florida Network

Alaska Legislature Passes Important Parental Rights Bill

May 10, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Alaska State Flag by Ed Keith (CC-By-NC-ND 2.0)

The Alaska Legislature passed an important piece of legislation that recognizes a parent’s right to opt their child out of assessments and certain classes.

Filed Under: Education at State Level Tagged With: 2016 Bills, Alaska, Alaska Legislature, assessment opt-outs, Bill Walker, parental rights

Chicago Public Schools Hindering Some Students From Opting Out

April 14, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

Chicago Public Schools have hindered students from opting-out when state law is clear they have the right to refuse to take the PARCC assessment.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: assessment opt-outs, Chicago Public Schools, Illinois, PARCC

New York Sees Massive Number of Assessment Opt-Outs Again

April 6, 2016 By Shane Vander Hart

New York State Department of Education Building in Albany, NY. Photo credit: Matt H. Wade (CC-By-SA)

The assessment opt-out movement in New York is alive and well and growing as students take the Common Core ELA Assessment this week.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: assessment opt-outs, Carol Burris, Common Core Assessment Opt-Out, common core assessments, New York, Newsday

USDED: No Student Assessment Opt-Outs Allowed

December 23, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

The U.S. Dept. of Education said student assessment opt-outs are not allowed for the 2016 assessments, will this be a policy John King pursue under ESSA?

Filed Under: Elementary and Secondary Education Act Tagged With: Ann Whalen, assessment opt-outs, Every Student Succeeds Act, Mitchell Chester, No Child Left Behind, Parental Opt-Outs

Bill Requiring Wisconsin Schools to Inform Parents of Opt-Out Rights Filed

May 11, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Legislation has been filed by Wisconsin lawmakers that requires school districts to inform parents of their opt-out rights and provide certain information.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: 2015 Bills, assessment opt-outs, Smarter Balanced, Wisconsin

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