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Abraham, Stephanie; Wassell, Beth A.; Luet, Kathryn McGinn; Vitalone-Racarro, Nancy – Journal of Education Policy, 2019
This study is a critical discourse analysis of the New Jersey Opt-Out Movement. In 2015, and in response to the increasing standardization of US public school instruction, and over-use of high-stakes testing, NJ parents began to refuse to allow their children to take a key end-of-the year exam, the PARCC. We employ the concepts of master and…
Descriptors: Common Core State Standards, High Stakes Tests, Resistance (Psychology), Public Education
Howard, Tyrone C.; Reynolds, Rema – Educational Foundations, 2008
In this study, the authors examined the school experiences of middle-class African American parents and students, because they are largely overlooked in the professional literature when it comes to underachievement and parent involvement. Although No Child Left Behind (NCLB) highlights parent involvement and school accountability through the use…
Descriptors: African American Students, Middle Class, Federal Legislation, Underachievement