Re: Claudia Ayers article

[MONICALUCIDO@comcast.net]

I find it entertaining that she calls it the "Testing Season", as if it were 
some sort of hunting expedition. Maybe it is for the corporate politicos; they 
seem to enjoy hunting kids.  Everyone consider this. Is it possible that the 10% 
cut in education funding is another set up for schools to fail (especially at 
this critical time)? Is it possible that taking away the little resources we 
have to help these struggling students, in a year when the NCLB AMO's in math 
and ELA will climb by approximately 10%, is intended to put so much pressure on 
us that parents have no choice but to leave public schools? I am sure that it is 
only a start , as the governor's "blue ribbon" team suggests that merit pay be 
introduced here in CA, which will create even MORE focus on testing. They can 
cut the budget by 10%, and YET----AND YET !!!!--they still have the funding to 
pay for the milions of dollars in standardized testing costs?! People are losing 
their jobs. What the hell is going on here? Why 
are districts not unifying and standing up to this garbage? Good for Claudia for stating truth to power. 
DEFIANCE is the only answer at this point.

see her article here: http://www.santacruzsentinel.com/ci_8593594

Joe Lucido
Educators and Parents Against Test Abuse
Fresno