1. Mapping a teacher boycott in Seattle.
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Zeichner, Noah
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TEACHERS' strikes & lockouts , *EDUCATION advocacy , *EDUCATIONAL tests & measurements , *ALTERNATIVE assessment (Education) , *PARENT participation in school administration ,GARFIELD High School (Seattle, Wash.) - Abstract
The article recounts the educational advocacy that was behind the 2013 teacher-led boycott of the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) achievement tests at the Garfield High School in Seattle, Washington. Topics include the protests of teachers Jesse Hagopian and Mallory Clarke, the teachers' development of an alternative assessment system for students' annual academic progress, and teachers' collaboration with parents through the boycott.
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- 2013
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