Wendy Lecker: Testing the learning right out of schools - StamfordAdvocate: "Parents in Snohomish, Wash., kept 550 students out of recent state testing. Last week, hundreds of New York City parents and students protested outside the offices of Pearson, the testing company embroiled in scandals about faulty test questions.
More than 1,500 New York state principals signed a petition opposing the overemphasis on standardized tests and basing teacher evaluations on these tests.
The National School Boards Association's president wrote a letter to President Obama stating that the overreliance on high-stakes testing has put public education on the wrong track.
United Opt Out, a movement to opt out of high-stakes tests, is gaining traction.
On Monday in Westport, 100 Staples High School students protested basing teacher evaluations on test scores. Some wore labels bearing scores and percentages instead of their names."
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