Boycott State Standardized Test?

Boycott State Standardized Test! 

AHSGE, ARMT, HSGQE, SBA, AIMS, AZELLA, NAEP, STaR, CAHSEE, CSAP, CAPT, CMT, DCAS, DC-CAS, FCAT, CRCT, EOCT, GHSGT, GAA, HSA/HSAA, I-SAT, ISAT, PSAE, I-STEP+, ITBS, ITED, CATS, LEAP, iLEAP, GEE, MEA, MHSA, MSA, HSA, MCAS, MEAP, MME, MCA-II, MFLE, MCT, MAP, MontCAS, NPEP, NECAP, NJASK, GEPA, HSPA, NMSBA, NMAPA, NY Regents, EOGs, EOCs, OAA, OGT, OCCT, OAKS, PSSA, PASA, NECAP, PASS, HSAP, DSTEP, TCAP, STAAR, UTBS, UTED, NECAP, SOL, WASL, WESTEST, WKCE, PAWS

Is it time to start a nationwide boycott against all or most state standardized test? Standardized test can create a culture of fear for struggling students, overstretched teachers, and parents that can't help their children with the new more rigorous standards. 

Some politicians and corporations are benefiting from the Global Education Reform Movement (GERM) and are using the guise of teacher accountability to push their disingenuous agendas and increase their profits. We can create endless amounts of useless data and blame everyone except those in-charge or we can make new goals and objectives that grow critical thinking and creative learning. 

A List of Links to Standardized Test By State Departments of Education 

Alabama	Alabama State Department of Education	Alabama High School Graduation Exam Alabama Reading and Mathematics Test	AHSGE ARMT
Alaska	Alaska Department of Education and Early Development	High School Graduation Qualifying Examination Standards-based assessment	HSGQE SBA
Arizona	Arizona Department of Education	Arizona's Instrument to Measure Standards Arizona’s English Language Learner Assessment National Assessment of Educational Progress	AIMS AZELLA NAEP
Arkansas	Arkansas Department of Education	Augmented Benchmark Examinations
California	California Department of Education	Standardized Testing and Reporting California High School Exit Exam	STaR CAHSEE
Colorado	Colorado Department of Education	Colorado Student Assessment Program	CSAP
Connecticut	Connecticut Department of Education	Connecticut Academic Performance Test Connecticut Mastery Test	CAPT CMT
Delaware	Delaware Department of Education	Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System	DCAS
District of Columbia	District of Columbia Public Schools	DC Comprehensive Assessment System	DC-CAS
Florida	Florida Department of Education	Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test	FCAT
Georgia	Georgia Department of Education	Criterion-Referenced Competency Tests End-Of-Course Tests Georgia High School Graduation Test Georgia Alternate Assessment Georgia Writings Assessments	CRCT EOCT GHSGT GAA ...
Hawaii	Hawaii Department of Education	Hawaii State Assessment Hawaii State Alternative Assessment	HSA/HSAA
Idaho	Idaho State Department of Education	Idaho Standards Achievement Test	I-SAT
Illinois	Illinois State Board of Education	Illinois Standards Achievement Test[9] Prairie State Achievement Examination	ISAT PSAE
Indiana	Indiana Department of Education	Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus	I-STEP+
Iowa	Iowa Department of Education	Iowa Test of Basic Skills Iowa Tests of Educational Development	ITBS ITED
Kansas	Kansas Department of Education	Kansas Mathematics Assessment Kansas Reading Assessment Kansas Writing Assessment Kansas Science Assessment Kansas History, Government, Economics and Geography Assessment
Kentucky	Kentucky Department of Education	Commonwealth Accountability Testing System	CATS
Louisiana	Louisiana Department of Education	Louisiana Educational Assessment Program Integrated LEAP Graduate Exit Examination	LEAP iLEAP GEE
Maine	Maine Department of Education	Maine Educational Assessment Maine High School Assessment	MEA MHSA
Maryland	Maryland Department of Education	Maryland School Assessment High School Assessment	MSA HSA
Massachusetts	Massachusetts Department of Education	Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System	MCAS
Michigan	Michigan Department of Education	Michigan Educational Assessment Program Michigan Merit Exam	MEAP MME
Minnesota	Minnesota Department of Education	Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments—Series II	MCA-II
Mississippi	Mississippi Department of Education	Mississippi Functional Literacy Exam Mississippi Curriculum Test	MFLE MCT
Missouri	Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education	Missouri Assessment Program	MAP
Montana	Montana Office of Public Instruction	Montana Comprehensive Assessment System	MontCAS
Nebraska	Nebraska Department of Education
Nevada	Nevada Department of Education	Nevada Proficiency Examination Program	NPEP
New Hampshire	New Hampshire Department of Education	New England Common Assessment Program	NECAP
New Jersey	New Jersey Department of Education	New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment High School Proficiency Assessment	NJASK GEPA HSPA
New Mexico	New Mexico Public Education Department	New Mexico Standards-based assessment New Mexico Alternate Performance Assessment	NMSBA NMAPA
New York	New York State Department of Education	Regents Examinations Math and English Language Arts Performance Assessment	Regents
North Carolina	North Carolina Department of Public Instruction	North Carolina End of Grade Tests (Grades 3-8) End of Course Tests(Grades 9-12)	EOGs EOCs
North Dakota	North Dakota Department of Public Instruction	North Dakota State Assessment
Ohio	Ohio State Board of Education	Ohio Achievement Assessment Ohio Graduation Test	OAA OGT
Oklahoma	Oklahoma State Department of Education	Oklahoma Core Curriculum Tests	OCCT
Oregon	Oregon Department of Education	Oregon Assessment of Knowledge and Skills	OAKS
Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania Department of Education	Pennsylvania System of School Assessment Pennsylvania Alternate School Assessment Keystone Exam	PSSA PASA
Rhode Island	Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education	New England Common Assessment Program	NECAP
South Carolina	South Carolina Department of Education	Palmetto Assessment of State Standards (Grades 3-8) High School Assessment Program (Grades 9-12)	PASS HSAP
South Dakota	South Dakota Department of Education	South Dakota State Test of Educational Progress	DSTEP
Tennessee	Tennessee State Department of Education	Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program	TCAP
Texas	Texas Education Agency	State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness	STAAR
Utah	Utah State Office of Education	Utah Test of Basic Skills Utah Tests of Educational Development	UTBS UTED
Vermont	Vermont Department of Education	New England Common Assessment Program	NECAP
Virginia	Virginia Department of Education	Standards of Learning	SOL
Washington	Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction	Washington Assessment of Student Learning	WASL
West Virginia	West Virginia Department of Education	West Virginia Educational Standards Test	WESTEST
Wisconsin	Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction	Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination	WKCE
Wyoming	Wyoming Department of Education	Proficiency Assessments for Wyoming Students	PAWS