This post is not specially written to address Common Core itself, but rather to remind all parents concerned about the data and privacy issues and content of standardized testing, that they have the right to opt their kids out of the SBAC testing –regardless of what they are told by their childās school.
Brian Gosper
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Yes, you CAN opt your kids out of Connecticut SBAC testing this spring!
This post is not specially written to address Common Core itself, but rather to remind all parents concerned about the data and privacy issues and content of standardized testing, that they have the right to opt their kids out of the SBAC testing –regardless of what they are told by their childās school.
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Op-ed: Return power and control to towns and cities
I think virtually every town/city in this country relies too heavily on grants ā itās a huge problem that contributes to our fiscal woes at all levels of government. But this is a system of our own creation that we have let fester and grow out of control. We have these unholy alliances that are […]
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Op-ed: Common Core and other education mandates are the problems
Strip the mandates and return control and the money to the towns and cities and let them, in conjunction with parents and teachers, best decide how to educate their children and use their resources.