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A Public Service

Announcement
brought to you by
concerned teachers,
students, and other
school affiliates

Iamsickof
mystudent's
testscores
definingme

Experiencedteachersavoidcoming
tolowtestingschoolswithstatemandatedstandardizedtestsinorder
toavoiddegradationtotheirteaching
recordor"effective"teachingrating.

A Public Service
Announcement
brought to you by
concerned teachers,
students, and other
school affiliates

Stateadministeredtestsservesasaperformance
assessmentforschools,thereforetheschoolstend
tonarrowtheircurriculumstomatchthetest.This
canleadtothemisconceptionthateducationis
improving.

I'msickof
test
scores
defining
me!

I'msick
ofmy
test
scores
defining
me!

A Public Service
Announcement
brought to you by
concerned teachers,
students, and other
school affiliates

Becausesomestatesmandatedstatetest,lowincome
students,englishlearners,andstudentswithdisabilities
tendtofallbehindtheirpeersinschool.Thesestudents
fallbehindbybeingdeniedadiploma,heldbackayear,or
forcedtotakeremedialeducation.

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