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"...kids dance in their cribs, but someone will insist they sit still. By the time the creative people are ten or twelve, they just want to be like everyone else..." - Maya Angelou
"How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world..." - Anne Frank
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"The wisest mind has something yet to learn..." - George Santayana
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"From caring comes courage..." - Lao Tzu
"We have got to work on keeping these children engaged with the world..." - Temple Grandin
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Opting Out: Families and Advocates Against Standardized Testing
Pursuant to California Education Code 60615, parents have the right to opt their children out of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Assessment. And now for the burning question:
What about “Accountability”? Isn’t standardized testing meant to hold teachers and schools accountable and to track progress?
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