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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Fair point.

The first group of parents who opted out on NCLB mandated tests, at a MS in Scarsdale NY, faced many barriers.  Flash forward 15 years and opting-out has become so commonplace in the State of NY, the national opt-out epicenter (where 20% of students refuse to take state standardized tests), that the test has been re-designed to induce parents to opt-in.  This year, results in NY are not linked to teachers evaluations for the first time, and there are no longer testing time limits.

Here in DC, the opt-out movement hasn't gained much traction. The small number of families (1%?) who opt out should expect headaches and hard work as local opt-out pioneers. [/quote]

Wow. Opt outs in NY are changing the obsession with testing?  Great!![/quote]

This is funny to me because for generations, NY has required passing scores on a suite of standardized tests in different subjects (the Regents' exams) in order to graduate from high school. There's no opting out, unless you have severe special needs. They don't even allow the "local diploma" any more for people who can't pass all the Regents.[/quote]

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