Apr 25, 2014
If Common Core is optional, why was this woman’s child forced to take the tests? Why is Common Core being forced upon our public schools? Bacallao tried to opt her daughter out of taking the CRCT (Criterion-Referenced Competency Test) administered by the school...
Apr 24, 2014
Plattsburgh, NY: 47% students not taking the Common Core exams. They can sit and read. PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – With the arrival of spring comes the arrival of end-of-year exams in schools. But this year something unusual is taking place. Some students are refusing...
Apr 14, 2014
From a Teacher… “Opting Ian out of these state tests will help Ian become a healthier, more confident student–I am certain of that. If I allowed Ian to follow the same path of so many children before him, children who learned differently but were told they...
Apr 10, 2014
Listen to Sid Glassner cover the issue of the opt-out of NECAP and Smarter Balance that a parent was denied. Girard at Large
Apr 10, 2014
SCCNH received this FB comment this morning. Click on the graphic for a larger view… This is California, but it could happen anywhere. In Pennsylvania, students are being threatened with fines: From BadAss Teachers on FB: “My children, 4th and 7th grades,...
Apr 5, 2014
My husband and I are in shock. We have just received a letter from our children’s superintendent and elementary school principal denying our request to opt our children out of their state standardized testing, most notably the NECAP and the upcoming Smarter Balanced...
