Texas parents are asking our legislators to amend the current education legislation to remove the following:
• The sanction of having the tests tied to a dipolma and grade promotion, especially for the graduating seniors.
• All non-federally mandated tests, including Writing (especially until the grading process can ensure equitable analysis), Science and Social Studies.

If our legislators refuse to remove our children from a broken accountability system, we insist our legislators amend current education legislation for this session to include an appeal process similar to the 5th and 8th grade placement committees to allow all students who have successfully completed all other aspects of their high school requirements except for passing the state-mandated high-stakes testing.

Texas parents are also asking Governor Perry to sign the legislation as amended above.