Long Island is the epicenter of the Opt Out movement in New York. A new book by its leaders explores why some parents refuse standardized testing for their children. It’s something Connecticut parents don't have a record of doing – until now. Our guests: Jeanette Deutermann, founder, Long Island Opt Out , and Lisa Rudley, Steering Committee members, NYS Allies for Public Education , and David Hursh, Ph.D., professor, Warner School of Education, University of Rochester ; co-authors, Opting Out: The Story of the Parents’ Grassroots Movement to Achieve Whole-Child Public Schools Robert Cotto Jr., director, Urban Educational Initiatives, Trinity College Gloria Sesso, Sesso, administrator, Patchogue-Medford School District, and co-president, Long Island Council for the Social Studies