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Author Archives: cassie

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New Illinois law: Transparency in Testing

September 28, 2016by cassie 1 Comment

This June Governor Rauner signed into law Public Act 099-0590. This legislation was intended to bring some much needed transparency to the use of standardized testing in Illinois public schools. […]

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The truth about Title I funds and annual testing

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The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) was originally passed in 1965 as part of the War on Poverty with the intention of providing the schools with large numbers of […]

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Your child CAN refuse PARCC

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Some schools and districts are telling parents that “opt out” is impossible; this is simply intended to confuse the issue. Students can refuse PARCC testing in Illinois. Although the IL […]

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CPS releases plans for another year of opt out suppression

February 27, 2016by cassie 2 Comments

On Friday, February 26th, CPS central office shared documents with principals and assessment coordinators that outlined that they will continue a policy of attempting to suppress parental and student rights of opting out of PARCC.

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