Henke: Parents Hold The Power In Hight-Stakes Testing Debate
Parents hold power in high-stakes testing debate, state Rep. Katie Henke and educators say
By ANDREA EGER World Staff Writer
Parents possess the most clout in the growing fight over the use of high-stakes tests in public education.
That was the common message at a panel discussion Tuesday evening featuring State Rep. Katie Henke, R-Tulsa, Jenks Middle School Principal Rob Miller, and two teachers and a mother of two from Tulsa’s Skelly Elementary School.
Almost 40 people jammed into a small meeting room at the Brookside Library for the public discussion of “The Testing Environment in Oklahoma and Where We Go From Here,” hosted by the Oklahoma Coalition Against High-Stakes Testing.
“Get into contact with anyone and everyone,” Henke said. “It is really hard to ignore hundreds and thousands of parents.”