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Education activists seek to collaborate with Occupy Wall Street

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 77, Clicks: 4) View Story

Valerie Strauss -- A group of parents, educators, students and activists who have organized to work to eliminate high-stakes testing in public education is now seeking to collaborate with the Occupy Wall Street protest movement on specific demands regarding school reform.

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#1 by nitajo posted ago

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Unlike the Occupy Wall Street protesters, who don’t have a specific list of demands, Opt Out does. Its leaders have called for an end to all high-stakes testing and punitive policies, including the increasingly popular idea of basing teacher and principal evaluation on student standardized test scores.

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#2 by nitajo posted ago

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United Opt Out National -- http://unitedoptout.com/

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