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Your child does not have to
take the STAR tests.
We are urging all parents to
excuse their children from these tests.
Fill out this form and give it to your children's principal. It is perfectly legal to opt out, and the principal must honor your request.
Find out more here.
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Join our listserve, Cal Resisters. It's the best way to keep informed about—and to influence—the resistance to California's testing nightmare.
Take Action
See the Take Action page for info on how to
Sign a petition for repeal of NCLB
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Organize a discussion group
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RECENT NEWS
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Florida teacher urges test boycott.
Susan Ohanian has just published a new book, When Childhood Collides with NCLB. Send $8.95 to VSSE, Box 26, Charlotte, VT 05445.
Virginia legislature calls for opting out of NCLB.
Arizona legislature takes the first step toward turning down NCLB money.
A new Texas study finds that Texas' public school accountability system, the model for the national No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), directly contributes to lower graduation rates.
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