The Weekly Update: What can I say…Seattle teachers rock!!!!
As you might know by now, teachers at Garfield High School in Seattle held a press conference on Friday and announced that they were not going to give theMeasurement of Academic Progress (MAP) test to their students for a number of reasons.
For the details, see the letter that was issued by the teachers of Garfield High School.
Within hours, teachers at Ballard High School followed suit.
The Garfield High School PTSA issued the following statement today in support of the teachers:
From the Garfield High School PTSA Board Members
Written by President, Phil Sherburne
You may have seen in the news that the Garfield teachers have decided that they are no longer going to give the MAP tests to 9th grade students at Garfield. These are tests that are given three times during the 9th grade year to assess a
