Opt Out MN @OptOutMN
Opt Out Minnesota! We are organizing to protect, save, and improve public ed for all: students, teachers, and parents. No more over-testing! Joined November 2013-
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Fact 5: standardized testing and laws requiring them for graduation discriminate against students (ELLs SWD etc) #IAMAFT #FeelTheBern
“@AFTunion: On values,strength &personal support,our members overwhelmingly supported endorsing @HillaryClinton aft.to/hillary” lie
@arneduncan failing schools need a mentor school...not punishments but a partnership with school that's doing it! #FixNCLB #ECAA
WaPo writes most embarrassing awful profile of Arne Duncan ever completely misses the point bit.ly/1SfJlRj pic.x.com/9eXMHOJEx3
Ten Reasons to Oppose High-Stakes Tests ow.ly/Pp5Jc
Jonathan Kozol's @davidsirota @SirKenRobinson @RobertDPutnam @isawhill @bruce_katz @EduShyster Death at an Early Age huffingtonpost.com/john-thompson/…
Just some books I picked up at #socialism2015. My summer is all set! @haymarketbooks @socialismconf
I chatted on camera w/Tom Newkirk about my new bk, Schooling Beyond Measure. Brief snippets: ow.ly/PqZeS & ow.ly/PqYZx
Arne Duncan placing his children in private school in Chicago speaks volumes about how his policies have destroyed public ed in our cities
.@CollegeBoard what are privacy protections for students using @khanacademy prep tools? Do you use/share/sell their data? @Parents4Privacy
9 Ways the TPP Is Bad for Developing Countries | Foreign Policy foreignpolicy.com/2015/07/07/9-w…
Climate change could render America's Eastern seaboard unrecognizable in a matter of decades slnm.us/4ryBdjQ
“@SchoolShakedown: Get an update on #optout movement happening in Boulder, Colorado bit.ly/1HiIwpt ” @OptOutMN
“@GetUpStandUp2: Trust @pearson => The new #CommonCore tests are just so much better! #Tested2Death pic.x.com/NKBRd3pAGp” @OptOutMN
Sign and ask @WaltonFamilyFdn to stop the #charterscam! #NCSC15 bit.ly/1Ivou7h
“@CashingInOnKids: Sign & ask @WaltonFamilyFdn to stop the #charterscam! #NCSC15 bit.ly/1Ivou7h” @MNBATs1 @OptOutMN @BadassTeachersA
“@corporatized: Opt-out movement grows @corporatized kickstarter.com/projects/26176… #optout #standardized tests x.com/DianeRavitch/s…” @OptOutMN
Network for Public Education: 110 State and Local Groups Have Signed Petition Against High-Stakes Tests dianeravitch.net/2015/07/02/net…
“@marla_kilfoyle: 5 MYTHS ABOUT STANDARDIZED TESTING AND THE OPT OUT MOVEMENT by @denisha_jones badassteachers.blogspot.com/2015/06/5-myth… #NEARA15” @OptOutMN
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