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Connections: State Testing Standoff...What's Next?

What's next in the state testing standoff? Opt-out numbers have soared; in some school districts, more students (grades 3 through 8) were opted out of the testing than the students who took the tests. The next round of tests is coming up, and there are questions about what the high opt-out numbers mean... for teacher evaluations, for school district funding, and more. Joining the discussion:

  • Bill Cala, Fairport superintendent
  • Bruce Amey, Avon superintendent
  • Justin Murphy, Democrat & Chronicle reporter
  • Mahreen George, parent opposed to testing
  • Sam Radford, parent supporting testing

Evan Dawson is the host of "Connections with Evan Dawson." He joined WXXI in January 2014 after working at 13WHAM-TV, where he served as morning news anchor. He was hired as a reporter for 13WHAM-TV in 2003 before being promoted to anchor in 2007.