Seattle Teachers Leading National Revolt Against Standardized Testing

USA Today (2/1, Toppo) reports, "The decision by a group of Seattle teachers to boycott a standardized test this winter could spill out to other cities as a decade of frustration over testing simmers." As evidence, "the Chicago Teachers Union this week launched a campaign 'in support of local and nationwide efforts to eliminate standardized non-state mandated tests' from public schools." Student groups in Providence, Rhode Island and Portland, Oregon have also called for an end to testing requirements. "National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel calls the Seattle boycott 'a defining moment' for the education profession."