Anti-testing advocates meeting here to advance their cause tossed around a list of protest strategies: Twitter campaigns, parent test-taking parties, quiet conversations in the teachers’ lounge, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Over the next few weeks, students across New York state will go to school and take standardized exams, but some parents will choose to opt out of testing for their child.

HealthDay News — “Opt-out” testing could significantly increase the number of patients who agree to be tested for HIV, according to research published online in The BMJ. The study, which involved 4 ...

The parents who organized a record-breaking boycott of state tests last year say the commissioner’s latest effort to alter state tests is not nearly enough. In response to widespread criticism of ...

It’s no secret that college students are having sex, and Student Health Services has finally shown its awareness of this issue by holding a “Sex on the BU Beach” party. SHS and Wellness Coordinator ...

"Many opt-out families are also currently advocating for daily recess, along with collaborative, creative and critical thinking in the classroom, to move beyond the test prep that some schools choose ...

Syracuse, N.Y. — The New York State Education Department has released opt-out rates on state assessment tests for the 2022-2023 school year. You can browse and search opt-out rates for school ...

Some Houston ISD parents say their children are being presented with STAAR exams even after they opt their children out of the state-mandated assessments. CVPE Co-Founder Ruth Kravetz said members of ...

Louisiana could soon allow some high schoolers to opt out of the ACT, a college-readiness test the state has long required students to take as part of a push to promote higher education. Current state ...