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Time Out From Testing has archived the following articles in 2009.

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12-7-091,000 rally to protest PBC School District academic changesOrlando Sentinel
12-7-09CUNY's got math problem: Report shows many freshmen from city HS fail at basic algebraDaily News
12-7-09North Carolina: No Test Points for Cash New York Times
10-10-09Berliner: Why Rising Test Scores May Not Mean Increased LearningThe Washington Post
10-10-09Assessing Those Who Grade the TestsNew York Times
9-30-09Valerie Strauss: Why So Many People are So Angry At Arne DuncanEducation News
8-12-09City students are passing standardized tests just by guessingDaily News
7-15-09Low test standards are a form of social promotion, say expertsDaily News
5-17-09Number of Students Leaving School Early Continues to Increase, Study SaysNew York Times
5-17-09‘No Child’ Law Is Not Closing a Racial Gap New York Times
4-21-09Heads want to stop Sats at age seven The Independent
4-21-09Chanting teachers welcome vote to boycott primary tests The Independent
4-21-09Mayor Bloomberg’s Crib Sheet New York Times
4-21-09Rev. Al Sharpton's $500G link to education reformNY Daily News
3-17-09Stimulus to Help Retool Education, Duncan SaysWashington Post
3-17-09Survey of Teachers Shows Dissatisfaction With KleinNew York Times
3-17-09Taking Sides on New York’s School ChancellorNew York Times
3-17-09School control author says law needs revision Queens Chronicle
1-22-09Study Sees an Obama Effect as Lifting Black Test-Takers New York Times

Let's Boycott April 2013 StateTests

Parents can refuse to allow their child to take the State high stakes tests. Hand in this letter to your principal [other formats: .pdf .odt .doc]. Send your child to school and ask that an alternative activity be planned for him/her during the 6 days of testing.

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