Thursday, September 14, 2017
Education Coalition Promises To Continue ‘Opt-Outs’
Claiming the Next Generation standards approved this week by the Board of Regents are “little more than a rebranding” of Common Core, a coalition of parent and teacher groups is vowing to continue boycotting New York’s standardized tests. NYS Allies for Public Education said the new standards do little to move away from the test-based accountability that spurred the Opt-Out Movement.
“Although there have been minor improvements that move us in the right direction, we continue to institutionalize a test-focused curriculum throughout our entire pre-k to high school education system,” Jeanette Deutermann, parent and founder of NYSAPE said. “We can do better.” . . .