The campaign behind the effort to decouple statewide standardized testing from high school diplomas is rolling out its first widespread ad campaign -- with a…
The Massachusetts Teachers Association and American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts are backing an initiative petition -- Question 2 on this November's ballot -- to eliminate the use of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System as a graduation requirement for all public high school studentsThe campaign behind the effort to decouple statewide standardized testing from high school diplomas is rolling out its first widespread ad campaign -- with a promise of"paid advertising...
"Question 2 maintains our high state standards by replacing the high stakes MCAS graduation requirement, which only shows who's good at taking tests, not who's prepared to succeed after graduation. A yes on Question 2 means no more teaching to the test so teachers can focus on how individual students learn, assessing grades, papers and participation to help develop critical thinking and creativity," the ad says.
Opponents of the ballot question say it would deplete the value of a Massachusetts diploma, and create an environment where districts would have different standards, potentially furthering the divide between high- and low-income districts, and higher and lower performing students. "We have 180 of our own members who have spent 6 weeks or so making over 100,000 calls, knocking on 70,000 doors," MTA President Max Page said earlier this month."We're getting a great response from people. We have a growing group of parents active in this effort. We've already gotten going in July and August, but campaigns really get started after Labor Day."
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