- The high-stakes testing environment which has culminated in the Smarter Balanced Assessment
- The lost school-time based on test prep and interim assessments
- The penalties to schools and teachers over low-scores in our high-needs schools
- The hundreds of millions of dollars that have gone to outside companies instead of into our schools
- The extreme amount of interference from companies without educators who think they know how to “fix” education
- The lack of transparency from the State of Delaware with the Smarter Balanced Assessment
- Regulations inserted into code without any legislative input by the State Board of Education
- The very structure of the Smarter Balanced Assessment
- American Institutes for Research as the testing vendor for Smarter Balanced
- Classroom sizes that are way too big and even the most advantaged children are not able to learn
- Schools with low demographics of sub-groups being labeled as “Recognition” or “Reward” schools
- Schools with high demographics of sub-groups being labeled as “Focus” or “Priority” schools
- The lack of true stakeholder input in the creation of standardized assessments
- The complete and utter disregard by Governor Markell in failing to listen to parents and the legislators of Delaware with his veto of House Bill 50
- The continued bullying and intimidation of parents by districts or charter schools when they give an opt-out letter
- The charter schools even giving a hint that students may not get a spot or won’t be able to keep their spot over opt-out
- The Common Core implementation and many disturbing aspects in it that have nothing to do with education
- The lack of oversight over special education in our schools and listening to parents
- Regulation 103 and it’s punitive measures against students, teachers, schools, and communities
Leave a comment
Comments feed for this article