Parents in New Hampshire have already begun refusing to let their children take the seriously flawed Smarter Balanced Assessment<\/a>. Let’s not forget that it was Governor Hassan’s inept Dept. of Education that signed on to the Smarter Balanced Assessment<\/a>.<\/p>\n Many parents took time to address the New Hampshire House and Senate Education Committees in support of HB603. It was important that parents had a law they could point to when informing their local school district that their children would not be taking the assessment. <\/p>\n Once again, Governor Hassan ignored those parents and instead VETOED this important legislation. According to her press release she said<\/a>: Governor Hassan seems to be using the excuse that the Federal Government MIGHT withhold federal funding for education if we acknowledge parental rights in state statute.<\/p>\n However if she did a little research she would find that this empty threat has been made over and over again. <\/p>\n Will schools lose federal funds if kids don’t take mandated tests? Fact vs threat.<\/a><\/p>\n You can boycott standardized tests without fear of federal penalties to your school <\/a><\/p>\n So does this mean that we have a Governor willing to sell your children to the Federal Government? Do we have a Governor who refuses to LEAD New Hampshire and would rather cower to these empty threats? Do we have a Governor who refuses to help the many parents who were frustrated by their school administrators who misled them<\/a> into believing they did not have the right to refuse these tests? <\/p>\n What we are seeing from Governor Hassan is not only a lack of leadership but an unwillingness to stand up for the parents in New Hampshire.<\/p>\n Parents are URGED to write the New Hampshire Senators and Representatives and ask them to OVERRIDE Governor Hassan’s veto of HB603 and SUPPORT the parents in New Hampshire!!<\/p>\n
\nWhat were her reasons?<\/p>\n
\n\u201cHouse Bill 603 would create a student opt-out option from the statewide assessment process. This bill would conflict with current state educational accountability laws, undercut one of the tools that educators use to evaluate K-12 student progress, and jeopardize federal funding for New Hampshire schools.<\/em>”<\/p>\n
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