PARCC Testing and Opt Out Choices. Blaine PTA in the News. Other Ways to Support the PTA. PARCC TEst and Opt OUt Options. The PARCC testing window opens on March 28, 2016. You, the parent, have the final say on whether or not your child takes the PARCC test.

Tales for A Better Learning Environment in a Variety of Classrooms. Take Action for Better Schools. IL Passes Civics Bill, still needs timeline for implementation. Below is a lengthier version of a blogpost written for Mikva Challenge. The signed Act now has a trailer bill to define a timeline for implementation. Towards the end of August Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed into Law. A requirement for all high school graduates to have equal access to high quality civics.

The National Center for Fair and Open Testing. Works to end the misuses and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial. Learn more about us and our mission.

How to talk about education. Testing and Opt Out Toolkit. Resources for opting out of PARCC. Resources from School Ratings Forum. Subpar Clinician Positions at CPS. Nearly 13,000 empty seats in Chicago charter schools. More than 1,000 more since 2014.

Three kids and me in the city of big shoulders. Sunday, August 10, 2014. Summer, SAHM, and the Illusion of Choice. I love that Mongo DB CEO Max Schireson told the world that he quit because of his kids. As I have written previously. I feel like I shoul.

Sunday, June 7, 2015. Across the country, it is becoming ever clearer that the charter experiment has failed. Charter school teachers in my city are organizing unions. Just this week, the teachers of the Urban Prep Charter Network voted for a union. As charters have been called out on all kinds of greed and misuse of public funds.

Our List of Chapters and Affiliates. Position Papers and Key Documents. Handy parent resource list on current issues. Archive of PAA newsletters from September 2016. Is there a PAA chapter or affiliate in your state? In solida.

Ally-Saurus and the First Day of School a timely book for young children. A delightful new book by Richard Torrey called Ally-Saurus and the First Day of School is a wonderful tool to help parents and young children transition back-to-school. Ally is a young girl with a fierce imagination. New books and productions keep summer reading fun.

Choice Stifles Learning for Educators.

Board meeting minutes and Annual Report documents. Preparing your child for the test that matters most. The journey through the Waldorf grades will transform your child. Read more about Urban Prairie.