New York State United Teachers today commended the Board of Regents for reversing harmful draft regulations on test participation in order to comply with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. NYSUT said:
“Parents and educators spoke passionately and the Regents listened. We commend Chancellor Rosa and the Regents for that. As a result of today’s actions, schools with high opt-out rates will be treated more fairly — a victory for the hundreds of NYSUT members who opposed the draft regulations and defended parents’ right to opt their children out without penalty or pressure. While this is an important step forward, our fight is not over. U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is clearly misinterpreting federal law by requiring the state to identify schools with high opt-out rates. No school should face any sanction — or the stigma of being placed on a state list of academically deficient schools — because parents refuse to have their children take flawed and misused state standardized tests.”
https://www.nysut.org/news/2018/september/nysut-commends-regents-for-improving-harmful-regulations-on-test-participation
“Parents and educators spoke passionately and the Regents listened. We commend Chancellor Rosa and the Regents for that. As a result of today’s actions, schools with high opt-out rates will be treated more fairly — a victory for the hundreds of NYSUT members who opposed the draft regulations and defended parents’ right to opt their children out without penalty or pressure. While this is an important step forward, our fight is not over. U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is clearly misinterpreting federal law by requiring the state to identify schools with high opt-out rates. No school should face any sanction — or the stigma of being placed on a state list of academically deficient schools — because parents refuse to have their children take flawed and misused state standardized tests.”
https://www.nysut.org/news/2018/september/nysut-commends-regents-for-improving-harmful-regulations-on-test-participation