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[quote=Anonymous]The bottom line for DC parents with children in public school is that, because the District doesn't allow families to opt out of PARRC, testing time blocks work as childcare.  It's that simple.  As has been explained, if you're going to opt out, you need to bring time, planning and risk aversion to the exercise. A thick skin won't hurt either, as you stand accused of selfishness etc. for pushing back against PARCC testing by voting with your feet.

I have a sibling who opts out in Oregon, one of the 3 states allowing parents to reject state standardized tests without penalty (with California and Colorado). When she opts out, her children are provided with supervision at school.

As long as no childcare is provided for families who opt out in DC, PARCC quality, and how results are interpreted, is immaterial politically. There's no anti-testing lobby for OSSE to contend with, no threat that test results will be rendered meaningless by low family participation.  The arrangement is convenient for the for profit-organizations producing the tests, and the DC vendors and bureaucrats who profit from their business professionally and financially.  But, arguably, it's also fundamentally coercive to citizens who object to PARCC testing for whatever reasons.[/quote]

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