From the article, "And officials, including U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, have begun to listen as the grassroots movement engineers a series of high-profile rebuffs..."  Keep the pressure on and keep refusing. We're making a difference!

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/02/20/students-opt-out-standardized-tests_n_6722558.html?ncid=fcbklnkushpmg00000013