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A Better Way to Assess Students and Evaluate Schools
Posted June 18th, 2010 by fairtestA Better Way to Assess Students and Evaluate Schools
By Monty Neill
Published in Education Week Online: June 18, 2010
FEA: A Research- and Experience-Based Turnaround Process
Posted June 17th, 2010 by fairtestJune 17, 2010
Multiple Measures: A Definition and Examples from the U.S. and Other Nations
Posted June 2nd, 2010 by fairtest"Multiple Measures: A Definition and Examples from the U.S. and Other Nations."
Includes a 2-page summary, 10 pp of text, and 2 appendices.
FEA Recommendations for Improving ESEA/NCLB - Summary and Full
Posted May 6th, 2010 by fairtestTesting, Discipline and the School to Prison Pipeline
Posted April 28th, 2010 by fairtest
FairTest and Advancement Project co-sponsored a webinar on testing, discipline
and the school-to-prison pipeline.
Check out the powerpoint presentation from the webinar here.
Watch a film of the Webinar here.
Recommendations for Overhauling ESEA/NCLB
Posted March 31st, 2010 by fairtestThe Forum on Educational Accountability has released its 2010 recommendations for the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), currently named “No Child Left Behind.” FEA prepared this summary of the recommendations. (PDF file)
Congress Needs a Different ESEA Blueprint
Posted March 23rd, 2010 by fairtestBy Monty Neill, Interim Executive Director
This was posted on the National Journal blog at
http://education.nationaljournal.com/2010/03/sizing-up-the-new-blueprint...
The Obama Administration's "Blueprint for Reform" continues to rely far too heavily on standardized tests to control schools and define learning. As a result, it provides far too little reform of the discredited No Child Left Behind law (NCLB). Too much of this plan merely rearranges the deck chairs on the Titanic.
FairTest comments on US Education Department's "Race to the Top Assessment Program" hearing in Boston on Nov. 12.
Posted November 11th, 2009 by fairtestFairTest comments on US Education Department's "Race to the Top Assessment Program" hearing in Boston on Nov. 12.
- See oral remarks in text or PDF.
NAEP RESULTS PRODUCE MORE EVIDENCE OF NCLB'S FAILURE
Posted April 28th, 2009 by fairtest
Contact Monty Neill 857-350-8207 or 8208 x 101
Lisa Guisbond 617-730-5445
for immediate release, April 28, 2009
