Tag: refuse the test
No Validity or Reliability = No Assessment!
Parents across the state are being told that they have no ability to refuse the SBAC (ISAT 2.0) assessment for their child. School districts and the State Dept. of Education persistently point out that, as a state, we are required to test 95% of the student population per No Child Left Behind and our No […]
Multiple District’s Refusal Forms
Their words, not mine. Opt out. I usually try to use the word refuse, but when a district has a form that says “Opt Out” I figure it’s safe to use. Attached are different forms from three school districts. It’s well know that Madison School District has opted out from taking the SBAC. This form was used last year. Fortunately for students, parents […]
The Truth about Refusing/Opting Out
Last year parents who decided to opt their children out of the SBAC test were told that there was no opt out provision in Idaho. Guess what? That is correct. If you read through IDAPA- Idaho Rules Governing Thoroughness , you will not find one mention of opting out. (Lots of other interesting stuff, but no mention of […]
January 5th, Are you ready?
A few weeks ago this letter came across my email: Happy Sunday friends, Concerned Citizens of New Jersey are committed to restoring the freedoms of education to all children. We are confident that with your support and dedication this will be accomplished. You have been courageous and steadfast in the past several months by making […]
Courage for the Taxpaying Parent
How many times have we anti-Common Core parents been told, “If you don’t like Common Core maybe you should homeschool.” Or, “If you don’t like the tests, maybe you need to homeschool.” How about, “If you don’t like the data collecting maybe your only option is to homeschool.” (That last one came straight from […]
SBAC Test Text Evidence
By Mila Wood In response to Tom Luna’s release of his SBAC promotion video and “text evidence:” All along my main concerns as a parent and a tax paying citizen of our state with the SBAC test have been; 1) invasive data collection 2) the test is UNtested, UNproven and UNfinished 3) the kids’ test […]
