A History Walk and Reflection on Racism and Standardized Testing

20 Franklin Street,Worcester MA 01608

26 April, 2023

Description

A History and Reflection on Racism and Standardized Testing Walkthrough Attendees will tour "how we got here," a world where our students are judged not by their intellect and talents but by test scores. We aim to educate the community about and bring them into the experience and anxiety youths feel, the pressure of taking the MCAS. Students will share their ideas through a transformative lens of how they want their genus to be determined. If not the MCAS, what then? Speakers: Deb McCarthy- Vice President of the MTA Adael Mejia- Worcester's Youth Poet Laureate Brian Mulhearn- Free Worcester Ruth Rodriguez Fay-Citizen's for Public Schools Youth Speakers Open Mic Sponsors include: NAACP Worcester, Worcester Education Justice Alliance, Worcester Education Collaborative, Massachusetts Teachers Association, Citizens for Public Schools, Worcester Interfaith, Progressive Labor Party.