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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The SOLs are developmentally inappropriate. They include material that is two grade levels above. The passing rate of the test is set in secret. No one, not teacher, not student gets the tests and answers back, only a score. There is no accountability for Pearson testing company. The SOLs are not based on research, they are not validated. The SOLs serve no purpose, except to punish schools and teachers. Opt Out and stand for Teaching not Te$ting. Read this article on Pearson. They write the SOLs and all the Common Core state tests.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/04/21/pearsons-history-of-testing-problems-a-list/[/quote]

What about the data mining from these tests? Who owns the kids' data? Pearson? For what purposes are they holding the data? Is there 3rd party access to data? In FCPS there is, because another company saves the data at various points through the SOL testing and the servers are located in various countries. Read the description. What companies? What countries? Kids' privacy is not guaranteed.[/quote]

Where are Pearson's servers? I know they're a British company, so I assume there's one in the UK. While Pearson isn't great, currently there's no other company that's able and willing to provide these tests, so until someone steps up, we're stuck with them. The state at any time can require the schools to administer these tests instead of Pearson. They're already allowing kids to do internships instead of classes. If the schools are more capable, let them do the testing. Push for this instead or in addition to Opt Out.[/quote]

Testing is federally mandated. ESSA kicked it back to the states, but states don't have the power to say we're not testing. Parents do. Parents have the constitutional right to Opt Out and direct their child's education. Parents have the power to make a huge impact on standardized testing and voting in legislatures that support public education and teaching not testing.[/quote]

This comment has nothing to do with Pearson's servers and who owns the kid's data. You're just making a stand alone statement about opting out and don't need to reply to my comment. Can anyone actually answer my questions?[/quote]

Go ask your principal - your testing coordinator - your superintendant. They cannot tell you where your kid's data is stored, because they don't know. Ask and you will see, our children's data is not protected by Pearson.[/quote]

Wouldn't the question be better asked to the VADOE?[/quote]

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