Forward: Diane RavitchOverview what’s wrong with standardized testing Preface: Alfie KohnOverview of the importance of the “education spring” uprising and the chapters in the bookIntroduction: Jesse HagopianOverview of how neoliberalism has been applied to the public schools in an effort to destroy teachers unions, critical thinking, and one of the last public institutions guaranteed by the government. Also, I will touch how strategies for this movement against standardized testing and assess the progress we have made so far. Section one: TeachersThis section will tell the stories of teachers who organized actions against standardized tests.1.Jesse Hagopian2.Mallory Clarke, Garfield HS boycott leader3.Rachael Eells, Garfield HS boycott leader 4.Brian Jones, on race and testing5.Barbara Madeloni, was fired for helping students refuse tests. Barbara worked on the teachers ed test6.Mark Naison, founded Bad Ass Teachers association7.Nancy Carrlson-Paige, Early Childhood expert8.Karen Lewis, CTU presidentSection Two: StudentsThis section will tell the stories of students who organized actions against standardized tests.1.Alexia, Portland Sutdent union walkout leader2.Malcolm London, Poet from Chicago, walkout leader3.Amber Kudla, NY state, valedictorian speech against testing4.Aaron Regunberg, RI Students union—Zombie march5.Nikhil Goyal, Woodbury, New York, refused college because of testing6.Falmatta Sied, Garfield HS poem on MAP boycott7.Stephanie Rivera, Rutegers UniversitySection Three: ParentsThis section will tell the stories of parents who organized actions against standardized tests.1.Janette, Long Is opt-out movement leader Facebook2.Kirstin, Chicago, Play-in3.Dao Tran, mass opt-out in NYC4.Peggy, United Opt-Out Executive DirectorSection Four: Administrators and AdvocatesThis section will tell the stories of teachers who organized actions against standardized tests.1.John Kuhn, Superintendent in a Texas school district2.Carol Burris, principal in New York3.Monty Neill—Executive Director of Fair Test. Afterward: Wayne Au

The movement against standardized testing that was already growing before the Seattle MAP test boycott, has subsequently exploded across the nation. This past year has had an unprecedented level of activity against high stakes testing mania and FairTest.org predicts that the coming spring will see the biggest movement against standardized testing in U.S. history.This new uprising in school districts around the country to stop the misuse of standardized tests has received quite a bit of national media attention, but will be the first collection of stories authored by many of the leading participants of this movement. Is a way to give voice to activists all over the country who have led walkouts, boycotts and opt-out campaigns in the past year of what Education Week's Anthony Cody has called the "Education Spring." It should also serve to inspire other test-resisters.