Education Bill: Parents Cannot Opt Kids Out of Federally Mandated Tests Prison Planet.com Posted on July 20, 2015 Posted in Aggregated No Comments Tagged with Prison Planet New American | The U.S. Senate voted July 14 to deny parents the right to opt-out of standardized tests administered as part of the federal government’s education mandates. Share this:Share Share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Share on X (Opens in new window) X Share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email