Over the past year, students — in the Massachusetts 7th and across the country — have endured trauma and anxiety as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Their lives have been profoundly disrupted, and many have lost teachers, family members, or loved ones.
Yet, the U.S. Department of Education has been reluctant to grant state waivers for standardized testing.
We can’t force our students into standardized testing as though this has been a year like any other, and we must give parents, teachers, and students a clear option to opt-out of standardized testing in response to the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic has claimed hundreds of thousands of lives, exacerbated food, housing, and economic insecurity, and widened the deep inequities already facing many students in our public education system.
We must do everything in our power to help our students heal, not add more stress and hardship by requiring standardized tests — which have historically discriminated against Black and brown students, and students who are under-resourced.
That’s why Ayanna is partnering with Rep. Jamaal Bowman and others to stand in solidarity with educators and students nationwide.
Thank you for taking action,
The A-Team
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