Why We Support Seattle Teachers’ Standardized Test Boycott
In the public statement below, more than 130 educators, researchers and childhood advocates, including some of the most well-respected figures in the field of education, pledged support for the boycott of the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test initiated by the teachers at Garfield High School in Seattle, calling the action a “blow against the overuse and misuse of standardized tests.”
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To fulfill the requirements of the No Child Left Behind legislation, schools in all 50 states administer standardized tests to students, often beginning in third grade, in reading and math. Now, in response to the demands of Race to the Top and the trend toward greater “accountability” in education, states are developing even more tests for more subjects. Standardized tests, once used primarily to assess student learning, have now become the main instrument for the high-stakes evaluation of teachers, administrators, and even entire schools and school systems.
Lauren Anderson
University of Southern California
Sam Anderson
National Black Education Agenda
Jean Anyon
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Fadhilika Atiba-Weza
Retired Superintendent
Wayne Au, University of Washington, Bothell
Rethinking Schools
Ann Aviles de Bradley
Northeastern Illinois University
Bill Ayers
University of Illinois, Chicago
Rick Ayers
University of San Francisco
Jeff Bale
Michigan State University
Johanna Barnhart
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Kenneth Bernstein
Maya Angelou Public Charter Middle School
Bill Bigelow
Rethinking Schools
Maureen T. Boler
PS17K, New York
Steve Brier
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Jacqueline Grennon Brooks
Hofstra University
Anthony Brown
University of Texas, Austin
Jim Burns
South Dakota State University
Kristen Lynn Buras
Urban South Grassroots Research Collective
Keith Campbell
Saint Mary’s College of California
Nancy Carlsson-Paige
Lesley University
Noam Chomsky
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Linda Christensen
Rethinking Schools
Anthony Cody
Education Week Teacher Magazine
Antonia Darder
Loyola Marymount University
Noah DeLissovoy
University of Texas, Austin
Susan DuFresne
Teacher, Washington State
Anita Fernandez
Prescott College
Michelle Fine
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Nancy Flanagan
Education Week Teacher Magazine
Ofelia Garcia
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Alice Ginsburg
Author
Gene Glass
University of Colorado, Boulder
Paul Gorski
George Mason University
Karen Gourd
University of Washington, Bothell
Judith Gouwens
Roosevelt University
Sandy Grande
Connecticut College
Gabriella Gutierrez y Muhs
Seattle University
Rico Gutstein
University of Illinois, Chicago
Helen Gym
Asian American United
Rethinking Schools
Leonie Haimson
Class Size Matters
Zoe Hammer
Prescott College
Nicholas D. Hartlep
Illinois State University
Jane Hirschmann
Time Out From Testing
James Horn
Cambridge College
Diane Horwitz
DePaul University
Nora Hyland
Rutgers
Ed Johnson
Advocate for Quality Public Education, Atlanta
Shaun Johnson
At the Chalk Face
Brian Jones
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Stan Karp
Rethinking Schools
Jonie Kipling
Hofstra University
Sid Kivanoski
Brooklyn Technical High School
Jonathan Kozol
Author
Steven Krashen
University of Southern California
Kevin Kumashiro
University of Illinois, Chicago
National Association for Multicultural Education
Raina J. Leon
St Mary’s College of California
Zeus Leonardo
California State University, Long Beach
Karen Lewis
Chicago Teachers Union
Pauline Lipman
University of Illinois, Chicago
Barbara Madeloni
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Morna McDermott
United Opt Out National
Kathleen McInerney
Saint Xavier University
Elizabeth Meadows
Roosevelt University
Deborah Meier
Coalition of Essential Schools
Nicholas Michelli
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Alexandra Miletta
Mercy College
Alex Molnar
University of Colorado, Boulder
National Education Policy Center
Steevenson Mondelus
HOFSTRA graduate, Social Studies
National Association for Multicultural Education
Donna Nevel
New York University
Sonia Nieto
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Pedro Noguera
New York University
Isabel Nuñez
Concordia University Chicago
Dr. Tema Okun
National L0uis University
Edward Olivos
University of Oregon
Celia Oyler
Teachers College, Columbia University
Lisa (Leigh) Patel
Boston College
Thomas Pedroni
Wayne State University
Emery Petchauer
Oakland University
Bob Peterson
Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association
Rethinking Schools
Anthony Picciano
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Bree Picower
Montclair State University
Irene Plonczak
Hofstra University
Thomas S. Poetter
Miami University
Anthony Pravin
Courtney Prusmack
Adams 14 Schools, Denver
Therese Quinn
Teacher
Diane Ravitch
New York University
Kristen A. Renn
Michigan State University
Rethinking Schools
Peggy Roberston
United Opt Out National
Georgiena C. Robinson
John F. Kennedy High School
Plainview, NY
John Rogers
University of California, Los Angeles
Leilani Sabzalian
University of Oregon
Kenneth J. Saltman
DePaul University, Chicago
Karyn Sandlos
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Karen Saunders
Spark Teacher Education Institute
Brattleboro, Vermont
Eric Schmitt
Teacher, New York
Nancy Schniedewind
State University of New York, New Paltz
Ann Schulte
California State University, Chico
Tim Scott
Education Radio
Brad Seidman
John F. Kennedy High School
Bellmore, NY
Doug Selwyn
Plattsburgh State University
Carla Shalaby
Wellesley College
Jessica T. Shiller
Towson University
Ira Shor
The Graduate Center, City University of New York
Alan Singer
Hofstra University
Elizabeth A. Skinner
Illinois State University
Timothy D. Slekar
Penn State University, Altoona
Christine Sleeter
California State University, Monterey Bay
Ceresta Smith
United Teachers of Dade Phoenix Rising MORE Caucus
Jody Sokolower
Rethinking Schools
Joel Spring
Queens College and The Graduate Center, City University of New York
David Stovall
University of Illinois, Chicago
Simeon Stumme
Concordia University Chicago
Katy Swalwell
George Mason University
Melissa Bollow Tempel
Milwaukee Public Schools
Rethinking Schools
Chris Thinnes
Curtis School, Los Angeles
Paul Thomas
Furman University
Maris Thompson
California State University, Chico
Carol L. Tieso
College of William and Mary
Joe Tonan
Claremont Faculty Association
Eve Tuck
State University of New York, New Paltz
Wayne Urban
University of Alabama
Angela Valenzuela
University of Texas, Austin
Manka Varghese
University of Washington
Sofia Villenas
Cornell University
Federico R. Waitoller
University of Illinois at Chicago
Stephanie Walters
Rethinking Schools
Kathleen Weiler
Tufts University
Lois Weiner
New Jersey City University
Matthew Weinstein
Teacher Educator
Tacoma, WA
Kevin Welner
University of Colorado, Boulder
National Education Policy Center
Angela Wheat
Freeport High School
Barbara Winslow
Brooklyn College
Kathy Xiong
Milwaukee Public Schools
Rethinking Schools
Yong Zhao
Author and Scholar
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