YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO REFUSE THE NYS COMMON
CORE ASSESSMENT TESTS IN GRADES 3-8.
MARCH 25TH - 27TH 2020 & APRIL 21ST - 24TH 2020
NYS Allies for Public Education is a coalition of over 50 grassroots groups committed to reclaiming the promise of public eduction in NYS
• The NYS Common Core Tests do not yield useful information that
can be used to help support your child’s individual needs and
strengths
• The NYS Common Core Tests squander valuable learning time.
• A focus on state test scores de-emphasize untested subjects such
• An emphasis on NYS Common Core Test scores makes it more
difficult for a teacher to meet the needs of both high performing and
struggling students.
• By law, NYS Common Core test scores in grades 3-8 may not be
used as the sole or even the majority of the basis for placement
decisions.
• If your child does not take NYS Common Core Tests in grades 3-8,
he or she may NOT be denied access to enrichment or academic
support services.
• If large numbers opt out, your school district will NOT lose funding.
• Teacher evaluations will not be negatively impacted by large
numbers of test refusals.
• The majority of educators in NYS do not support the Common Core
Learning Standards.
• The Common Core Learning Standards have never been piloted
or tested. They are a set of copyrighted, experimental learning
standards that carry a liability waiver and have not been shown to
improve student achievement.
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