A powerful voice against high-stakes testing and one of the founders of United Opt Out, Dr. Tim Slekar is head of the education department at Penn State, Altoona.
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I am a teacher,doctoral candidate in CI and Women’s Studies and most importantly, a parent who is opting our child out of the PSSA’s.