A Portland event with our friends from Rethinking Schools magazine....
Find more information about Rethinking Elementary Education
at the Rethinking Schools website.
* * * * * A statement from
The Oregon legislature is increasingly requiring high-stakes testing for students and no-stakes for themselves. Is that fair? Oregon high school students will be prevented from graduating unless they pass the Essential Skills Tests in reading this year. In following years, they will also have to pass standardized tests in writing and math. Learning has taken a heavy hit from the emphasis on standardized tests. Research shows that high test scores in school don’t correlate with later accomplishments in adulthood. We need to think and act outside the box. We need critical thinking, creativity and collaboration. Don’t turn students and teachers into zombies and shallow thinkers
For information about Portland Area Social Equality Educators, visit their Facebook page HERE
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Our recent TGIF, January 27th: Teaching and Organizing for Social Justice
* Planning Committee for the 5th Annual
Northwest Teaching for Social Justice Conference
* Social Justice and Early Childhood Education Workgroup
* Oregon Save Our Schools
* Social Equality Educators
* "Earth in Crisis" Curriculum Workgroup
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Portland Area Rethinking Schools Supports the
Statement on Academic Freedom and Teachers' Professional Judgment
Please read this statement from Portland teachers and sign our online petition.
