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Tag: Refuse the Test

New York School Makes Students Verbally Refuse Test

Freeport Public Schools announced they will not accept parent letters to opt their student out of assessments, students are expected to verbally refuse.

April 4, 2017 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core Assessments Freeport Public School District, New York, parental opt out, Refuse the Test

HUGE Numbers of Students Opt-Out in New York

The number of kids refusing to take Common Core-aligned assessments in New York this spring will far surpass the number of students who did so last year.

April 16, 2015 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core Assessments common core assessments, New York, New York Board of Regents, opt-out movement, Refuse the Test2 Comments on HUGE Numbers of Students Opt-Out in New York

Video: Refuse the Tests

I missed this gem of a video from Change the Stakes last spring.  What these New York City parents have to say

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December 22, 2014 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core Assessments Change the Stakes, common core assessments, Refuse the Test, Testing opt-out
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