CPS CEO and Board of Ed agree: Park the PARCC
More Than A Score’s coalition member Raise Your Hand has launched a campaign “Park the PARCC!” to get a one-year moratorium on administration of PARCC as state accountability testing for […]
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Petition against high stakes standardized testing in Chicago Public Schools
Our schools spend too much time, money, and energy on standardized testing and use the results to justify high-stakes decisions on school closings, teacher evaluation, and student promotion. The misuse […]
Things to know about standardized testing and teacher evaluation
The results of standardized tests are used not just to assess our kids, but also to evaluate our teachers and principals. This is known as a Value Added Model (VAM) […]
Opt Out Resources
If you are considering opting your child out of standardized testing, the resources below will assist you. They’ll help you understand what tests are administered in CPS, what your rights are, […]
