Schools show film critical of testing, homework

Published May 23, 2011 4:00am ET



Parents at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax received an email on the first day of state standardized testing urging them to see an “important film about high-stakes testing and the toll it takes on students, parents and teachers.” The email’s sender? Robinson Secondary School.

“Isn’t that coincidental?” said Suzanne Tsacoumis, president of the school’s Parent Teacher Student Association, which is sponsoring a screening of critically acclaimed documentary “Race to Nowhere” at Robinson on June 6.

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