NEA Campaign #CancelTheTests

 

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Some good news, Our campaign to get the U.S. Department of Education to #CancelTheTests is picking up steam. You are one of *tens of thousands of people* who have signed our open letter. The more people and organizations that express concern with standardized testing the more difficult it will be for the Department of Education to defend its position that assessments should be administered. Will you help us reach our goal of 100,000 signatures? Here’s what you can do: Encourage your friends to sign the open letter at http://nea.org/CancelTheTests   Post on Facebook › Share on Twitter › Forward the email below to at least 5 people.    A better future for education is possible, and the first step is to start thinking beyond the bubble and stop high stakes testing this year.   Thanks for being part of the chorus calling for change.     --The NEA EdAction Team ---EMAIL TO FORWARD--- Hi,     Students have had such a stressful time this year. Between losing loved ones to COVID-19, being forced out of classrooms, adapting to distance learning, and missing out on a year of regular social interactions - they have had their worlds turned upside down.   The last thing they need is to take a stressful, inaccurate standardized test.   Yet the Department of Education and most state governments are still planning on testing our kids.     Please join me in signing an open letter calling to stop high-stakes testing during the pandemic:   http://nea.org/CancelTheTests   Parents, caregivers, educators, students, and community members are joining together to urge the U.S. Department of Education and all state governments to think beyond the bubble and stop high-stakes testing this year.   There will be nothing standard about how testing will be administered this year. Any data collected that forces comparisons between and among schools, districts, educators, and students across states will be invalid and could lead to the gutting of funding and resources for those that need it most.   These tests are not capable of collecting the kind of information needed to target supports and resources. We need to rely on the expertise of educators who understand students' physical, social, mental, and emotional needs at this time, not two-dimensional data from a multiple choice test.   Please sign the open letter to stop the tests at http://nea.org/CancelTheTests.   Thank you