What: Keynote speakers Jeanette Deutermann and Ricardo Rosa, along with Brookline educators, will puncture myths about MCAS testing. The forum will address questions such as these:
- What is MCAS? Is it required? What is the opt-out movement?
- How has the MCAS changed public education in Brookline?
- What are the facts about MCAS and equity?
- Does my child really need to practice taking standardized tests?
- Does the MCAS enrich or impoverish our children’s experience in the schools?
When: Tuesday, January 30, 2018, 7 – 8:30 pm (Light refreshments at 6:30pm)
Where: All Saints Parish, 1773 Beacon St., at Dean Road, Brookline
Who: The event is sponsored by the Alliance for Brookline Schools, a project of Brookline PAX, the Brookline Parents Organization, Brookline for Racial Justice and Equity, the Brookline Educators Union, and Citizens for Public Schools.
Jeanette Deutermann is a mother of two boys and one of the founders of Long Island Opt-Out, a movement for whole-child education in New York state public schools. → Read More