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by Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed. 

Oklahoma PTA Encourages Parents To Opt Students Out Of Writing Tests

January 28, 2015 in EduNews

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Parents should opt the childeren out of taking the upcoming 5th and 8th grade writing tests, according to statements released by The Oklahoma Parent Teacher Association.

You can read more about this recommendation in The Tulsa World. Also, read Jenks Middle School Principal Rob Miller’s perspective.

Related topics: Education Policy, High-Stakes Testing

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Michelle Boyd Waters, M.Ed.

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Michelle taught secondary ELA in public schools for 10 years. She served as an award-winning journalist before transitioning into education and is now Assistant Director of the OU Writing Center and a teacher consultant for the Oklahoma Writing Project. Michelle co-edited the Oklahoma English Journal for five years. She is a PhD candidate in Instructional Leadership and Academic Curriculum at the University of Oklahoma. She started reThink ELA LLC as a teacher blog in 2012.

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