NC Families for School Testing Reform

NC Families for School Testing Reform

[Keung Hui @nckhui]

At 3 pm today, NC Gov. Roy Cooper will declare "public education in North Carolina is facing a state of emergency." He'll accuse the General Assembly of advancing "extreme legislation" that would "cripple" public schools. Watch at https://t.co/OeAYettDZS #nced #ncpol #ncga

[NC Families for School Testing Reform @NCTestingReform]

When school ratings, funds, and jobs are tied to student reading and math test scores, we aren't surprised to see a narrowing of curriculum.

[chimpsea @chimpsea]

High-stakes tests take multiple hours to administer, but that's not the only instructional time lost for the sake of data that doesn't help improve educational outcomes. Here's the middle schooler's schedule for the week.

[NC Families for School Testing Reform @NCTestingReform]

NCFaSTR founder, founding members, and allies spent the weekend at the @Network4pubEd conference learning & sharing with educators & advocates from around the country. Thank you @suzparkermiller @chimpsea @jenmangrumfornc @susan_book @DanConn7 for your engagement!

[chimpsea @chimpsea]

Dr. Congressman Jamaal Bowman: "We have the research that tells us what to do. We don't need to reimagine. We need to redesign, reconstruct, and rebuild." @Network4pubEd

[NC Families for School Testing Reform @NCTestingReform]

Session #2 with Jeanette Deutermann (founder, Long Island Opt Out), Rep. Jamaal Bowman (NY 16th District), Dr. Michael Hynes (superintendent, Fulbright Specialist & associate prof. of education & leadership in NY), & Lisa Rudley (Executive Director, NYS Allies for Public Ed).

[NC Families for School Testing Reform @NCTestingReform]

Session #1 with Ann Cook (executive director & co-founder of the New York Performance Standards Consortium), Danyelle Gonzalez (parent of children in performance assessment schools), Avram Barlowe (NYC teacher), & Jeanette Deutermann (founder of Long Island Opt Out).

[NC Families for School Testing Reform @NCTestingReform]

We have some founding members of @NCTestingReform attending and presenting at the @Network4pubEd conference in Philadelphia this weekend!

[chimpsea @chimpsea]

"We oppose phony science that judges teachers and schools by test scores." @DianeRavitch @Network4pubEd @NCTestingReform

[NC Families for School Testing Reform @NCTestingReform]

1. "Federal and state laws require us to test every student. Our hands are tied."

Again, yes. With shockingly limited exceptions (e.g., if a student is comatose), tests are required to be offered to all enrolled students. However, it is also your students' right to refuse.

[NC Families for School Testing Reform @NCTestingReform]

We're getting plenty of questions regarding End-of-Grade (EOG) test refusal in North Carolina! Let's chat about refusal.

First, check out the sample refusal letter that you can edit and send to your child(ren)'s school. You can find it here:

https://t.co/5zLThh6VBc

[NC Families for School Testing Reform @NCTestingReform]

2. "We won't know your student's growth/mastery if they refuse the test."

This is another variation we've heard, and another time to refer back to the fact that educators have so much rich data on your students' performance that EOG scores are likely unnecessary.