Tag: Opt Out

MORE Announces Jia Lee Will Oppose Michael Mulgrew in 2016 UFT Election

Jia Lee, the well known teacher activist from New York City who was the guest speaker at the 2015 PJSTA Conference Day, will be running in opposition to Michael Mulgrew for president of the United Federation of Teachers in this spring 2016 UFT election. Mulgrew, whose position as the president of the largest local in …

New York State Opt-Out Map

Pretty cool visual here, courtesy of Adam Stabb…   Percentage of students in each district that did not take standardized tests: pic.twitter.com/JCozqHJmt6 — Opt Out Staab (@adam_staab) May 20, 2015

Staggering Opt-Out Numbers Across New York

We are truly in the midst of a revolution and today is a historic day for public education in New York State.  Parents across the state have sent a clear message to Governor Cuomo that his education reform agenda is not something that they are willing to have jammed down their throats.  These are all …

A telling quote…

Given the lies and mistruths being spread by corporate ed deformers over the last week, I’d say that the Opt-Out movement has reached the “Then they fight you” stage.

Comsewogue May Consider Refusal to Administer NYS Tests

The Comsewogue School District’s Board of Education will be discussing at the board workshop on 3/26 the possibility of adopting a resolution that would have them “seriously consider not administering the New York State standardized ELA and Math exams in grades 3-8, and the Science exam in grades 4 and 8.” This follows the Kenmore-Tonawanda …