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Elite helped themselves to Billions of dollars that should have gone to children
Billions from the Feds, Billions from the States - all diverted from the schools and to the elite
Nobody seems to know exactly how much the States are paying for their testing programs
Elite manipulated the strings of political power
There are established, reputable, One Day in May compatible tests that states could use TODAY and most only cost about $10/student
ESSA testing requirements - your state doesn't need to do any more testing than this
States are free to choose One Day in May style testing rather than extensive High Stakes testing
The Feds encourage States to use the minimum necessary testing time
The Feds are not happy with your State Department of Education's testing program
Computerized state testing hurts everyone, especially the most vulnerable
"Criterion-Referenced" questions allow a grader's subjective opinion of "some prose development" vs. "minimal prose development" to determine if a student passes or fails the high stakes test
States cannot afford to grade written responses accurately therefore the state tests must be all multiple choice
Using Artificial Intelligence or computer programs to grade written responses is laughable
"Next Generation," "Smarter Balanced," "New Meridian," "Computer Adapted," "Criterion-Referenced," "Smarter Balanced," "PARCC," "Common Core" are all aliases for the elite experts' schemes.
The elite base claims that their tests are fair on their own research
Our students need YOU to be like the child in the story of the Emperor's New Clothes
School staff retain their Free Speech Rights - even at school
Remind politicians that a single vote may make the difference in their elections
Opting out of testing - it is an option