Garfield High School

District Says Teachers Who Boycotted Test Won’t Be Punished

Ann Dornfeld — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 23:58:45 +0000

The superintendent of Seattle Public Schools said no teachers will be disciplined for refusing to give students the district-wide Measures of Academic Progress test. The district got international attention after dozens of teachers at several schools boycotted the test this winter, calling it a waste of time and money.

MAP Test Finally Given At Garfield High, But Few Students Show Up

Ann Dornfeld — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 15:32:58 +0000

Seattle Public Schools Superintendent José Banda directed administrators at Garfield High School to give the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test Tuesday despite a mass boycott by the school’s teachers.

Seattle Superintendent And Testing Company Defend Standardized Test

Ann Dornfeld — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 20:19:18 +0000

Seattle Public Schools officials and the company that produces the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test are defending the school district's use of the standardized test after Garfield High School teachers refused to give it to their students this quarter.