Spring greetings! Change the Stakes is very excited to promote this important discussion on testing this Wednesday, April 1st, in the Bronx. Please share this event with your Bronx networks and any parents, educators & others who might […]
Change the Stakes submitted these comments in response to the U.S. Department of Education’s proposal to impose new accountability measures on teacher education programs, https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/12/03/2014-28218/teacher-preparation-issues. DOWNLOAD pdf The U.S. Department of […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 15, 2014 Press contact: changethestakespress@gmail.com Parents and Teachers are Unimpressed with the State’s Release of Spring Test Scores Scores are manipulated and meaningless, distracting attention from the […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jane Maisel or Nancy Cauthen, changethestakespress@gmail.com By announcing that state test scores will no longer be […]
March 15th marks the 10th anniversary of NYC’s widely criticized, highly controversial adoption of a student promotion policy narrowly based on student performance on state exams. For more insight on […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: changethestakes@gmail.com Change the Stakes welcomes yesterday’s call by State Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and […]
Planning Meeting Parents at Castle Bridge School in Manhattan’s Washington Heights will host a planning meeting on Monday, December 2nd. They invite parents of any school, educators, and community members to join to discuss and […]
Five members of Change the Stakes testified at NYC’s recent Senate hearing on school issues held by Senator John Flanagan. Watch the video and read their written testimony. Senate Standing Committee […]
This week parents at Castle Bridge Elementary school in Washington Heights joined forces and organized a boycott of the standardized tests children as young as 5 years old were expected […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: changethestakes@gmail.com New York City Public School Parents Deserve to be Heard by Education Commissioner John […]
TELL NYS EDUCATION COMMISSIONER JOHN KING: STOP THE TESTING MADNESS! OUR STUDENTS ARE MORE THAN A SCORE! DID YOU KNOW THAT… NYC students are now being subjected to over-testing […]
Community Education Council, District 15 Public Meeting “High-Stakes Testing and District 15 Common Core Test Results” Monday, Sept. 30 7:00-9:00 p.m. Location: MS 51 Auditorium, 350 5th Avenue Speakers: Anna Allanbrook, […]
Video by Howie Ratem at youtube.com For Immediate Release: August 23, 2013 For more information contact: Eric Mihelbergel; nys.allies@gmail.com OR Lisa Rudley; nys.allies@gmail.com Education Advocacy Groups from across New York Unite to form NYS […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 7, 2013 Parents and Educators Reject Official Explanations for Dismal State Test Scores: Call for full transparency in state testing program and an end to the […]
Download pdf As parents, we all know that sunlight helps every living thing stay healthy and grow (unless you are a mushroom). We at Change the Stakes know daylight, warmth […]
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE First day of summer is NO VACATION for parents wondering if children will be promoted New York City – In recent weeks the Department of Education (DOE) […]
For Immediate Release Parents Create Invoice to Showcase the True Cost of NYSED/Pearson’s “Stand-Alone” June Field Tests: $37, 991, 452 “The State Education Department Should Be COLLECTING from Pearson, Not […]
Email boycottfieldtestnyc@gmail.com if one or more families in your school are opting out or for more information! ♦ Download Fact Sheet: SAY YES to Learning & NO to Field Testing (English) ♦ […]
LINK TO INTERVIEW HERE June 3, 2013, 4:00 a.m. By BETH FERTIG This week field tests will be given in thousands of New York elementary and middle schools but parents who […]
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