Resistance to High Stakes Testing Blossoming

Compilation by Bob Schaeffer at FairTest:

Parents Agree: Standardized Tests Should Not Have This Much Power
http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/03/22/parents-agree-standardized-tests-should-not-have-power

High-Stakes Testing is the new "March Madness"
http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-opinion/ci_22859295/their-view-educational-testing-new-march-madness

Arizona House Votes to End Grad Test; Governor Likely to Sign Bill
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/education/precollegiate/b55341e0-51aa-5576-a1b2-5475fde4862c.html

Texas House Votes to Reduce High-Stakes Testing
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/heated-debate-in-texas-house-over-testing-graduati/nW4qF/

Moms Unite to Reign in Testing Overkill
http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/03/25/4728178/texas-moms-unite-to-rein-in-states.html

Texas Leads Nation in Testing, Not Educational Quality
http://www.texastribune.org/2013/03/26/guest-column/

High-Stakes Testing is a "Perversion" Just As Commissioner Scott Said
http://www.caller.com/news/2013/mar/27/high-stakes-testing-is-a-perversion/

Oregon Students Launch Opt-Out Campaign as Super Admits State is "Crazy with Test Mania"
http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/134462-student-launch-testing-opt-out-protest

Chicago Students and Teachers Mull a Testing Revolt
http://inthesetimes.com/uprising/entry/14769/pencils_down_teachers_and_students_mull_a_testing_revolt_in_chicago/

Orlando Florida Parents Group Launches Opt-Out Campaign
http://www.wogx.com/story/21763238/parents

Blind, Severely-Disabled Boy Forced to Take Florida Test
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/03/23/blind-severely-disabled-boy-forced-to-take-standardized-test/

North Carolina Students, Parents Join Diane Ravitch to Turn North Carolina Away From "Wrong Path" on Education
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/03/21/3928784/education-advocate-nc-on-the-wrong.html

Stop Hyper-Testing in N.C.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/03/19/3926360/stop-hyper-testing-in-nc.html

Upstate New Yorkers Organize Opt-Out Forum
http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/local/wnyers-hold-forum-for-opt-out-movement

NY Teachers Ad Campaign Blasts "Obsessive" Testing
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/03/post_803.html

OpEd: Overreliance on Tests Undermines Learning
http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130319/OPINION/130319187/1074

A Family Boycotts Colorado School Tests
http://www.villagerpublishing.com/boycotting-the-tcap/

Ohio Educators Petition: "Stop the Misuse of Standardized Testing"
http://www.athensohiotoday.com/news/educators-say-stop-the-misuse-of-standardized-testing/article_b3eb35ff-df18-59f2-b793-d46d7abfb208.html
Ohio Rural Schools Struggle to Prepare for Common Core Tests
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/03/21/rural-schools-struggle-to-prepare-for-common-cores-online-tests/

Seattle School District Relaxes MAP Test Requirement After Boycott
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/03/seattle-schools-relaxes-requirements-for-map-tests/

Test-Based Teacher Evaluation May Become a New Jersey Gubernatorial Campaign Issue
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/03/cory_booker_questions_use_of_s.html

Testing Expert Urges Move Away from Value-Added Teacher Evaluation
http://diverseeducation.com/article/52147/#

Why We Cannot Threaten Our Way to Better Schools
http://hechingerreport.org/content/why-we-cant-threaten-our-way-to-better-schools_11641/