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#optout, all the cool kids are doing it. #edreform
January 10, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The Seventh piece of #optout propaganda, the hits just keep coming
January 8, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Pretty intense advert for #occupy2.0 in April, thanks Califather
December 23, 2012 By Leave a Comment
On ending punitive #HST via Common Dreams
April 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
A little reportage on Occupy the DOE from Common Dreams. Perhaps on a larger scale: Despite the thousands of people who attended the march last summer and the hundreds who attended Occupy the DoED last week, the demand to end to punitive high stakes testing and the continuous drumbeat of attacks on public schools, teachers […]
Oh, have you heard, Occupy the DOE in DC this weekend? Huh… interesting, @unitedoptout #optoutreach
March 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
@johnkuhntx makes a passionate speech against #HST and how it’s ruined #education
March 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
I think John Kuhn, a district superintendent in Texas who I’ve had the pleasure of meeting during the SOS March, made perhaps one of the most passionate cases AGAINST test-based reforms that I have seen in recent memory. Here’s a good quote below, click here for the rest. This government has allowed state testing to […]
National Academy of Sciences report on #HST
March 12, 2012 By Leave a Comment
The “stunning” conclusion: Our conclusion in our report to Congress and the public was sobering: There are little to no positive effects of these systems overall on student learning and educational progress, and there is widespread teaching to the test and gaming of the systems that reflects a wasteful use of resources and leads to […]
@unitedoptout released a long form press release, please forward to any major media outlet as you see fit
February 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here’s a downloadable copy of a long form press release with contact information. In order to raise awareness of our Occupy the DOE event coming up on March 30th, if you can help, please consider forwarding this to any local medial outlet. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE OPT OUT AND OCCUPY THE DOE A full text of […]
Special episode of At the Chalk Face 2night! #optout
Check in with us tonight from 9 to 10PM EST, lots going on in Seattle, so it’s worth a special episode of At the Chalk Face. First half will be guests, a parent and teacher from the Seattle area. Second, commentary and your calls: 805-727-7111