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Potential Principles for Building High-Quality State Assessment Systems

Posted June 12th, 2009 by fairtest
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The following principles are drawn from the report of the Expert Panel on Assessment of the Forum on Educational Accountability and represent a launching point from which conference discussions on what is necessary to construct high-quality assessment and accountability systems may begin.


1. Ensure all students have equitable and adequate access to the resources needed to succeed.


2. Construct comprehensive and coherent systems of state and local assessments of student learning that:

Empowering Schools and Improving Learning

Posted June 9th, 2009 by fairtest
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A Joint Organizational Statement on the Federal Role in Public Schooling

 

Forum on Educational Accountability Successful in its Efforts to Improve the Higher Education Act

Posted October 24th, 2008 by fairtest
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Contact: Gary Ratner
Executive Director, Citizens for Effective Schools
301 469-8000                               

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Forum on Educational Accountability Successful in its Efforts to Improve the Higher Education Act, P.L. 110-315

Summary of Proposed Legislative Changes to ESEA/NCLB Press Release

Posted March 5th, 2008 by fairtest
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Forum on Educational Accountability

Summary of Proposed Legislative Changes
to ESEA/NCLB

EDUCATION, CIVIL RIGHTS, DISABILITY, RELIGIOUS GROUPS PROMOTE "REDEFINING ACCOUNTABILITY" TO REPLACE "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND" FOCU

Posted March 5th, 2008 by fairtest
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Forum on Educational Accountability

for further information:
Sara Robertson (202) 230-8978 Robert Schaeffer (239)
395-6773
Dr. Monty Neill (617) 335-2115
EDUCATION, CIVIL RIGHTS, DISABILITY,
RELIGIOUS GROUPS PROMOTE "REDEFINING ACCOUNTABILITY"
TO REPLACE "NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND" FOCUS ON TESTS AND
SANCTIONS;

Summary of Proposed Legislative Changes to ESEA/NCLB

Posted March 5th, 2008 by fairtest
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Forum on Educational Accountability


March 2007

The current version of the federal Elementary and Secondary
Education Act (ESEA), called "No Child Left Behind"
(NCLB), needs fundamental change. The Forum on Educational Accountability
(FEA) has submitted legislative language based on the Joint Organizational
Statement on NCLB to the U.S. House and Senate Education Committees
that would remake the law into an effective tool for school improvement.

Forum on Educational Accountability Proposed ESEA/NCLB Amendments

Posted August 27th, 2007 by fairtest
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100 National Education, Civil Rights, Religious & Disability Groups Call for Overhaul of "No Child Left Behind" Law; Urge

Posted August 22nd, 2007 by fairtest
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for further information:
Monty Neill (FairTest) (857) 350-8207
Michael T. S. Wotorson (NAACP) (410) 580-5614
Jan Resseger (United Church of Christ) (216) 308-9611
Reggie Felton (National School Boards Association) 703-838-6782
Joel Packer (NEA) (202) 822-7329

Forum on Educational Accountability

Posted August 22nd, 2007 by fairtest
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for further information:
Dr. Hilda Crespo (ASPIRA) - 202-835-3600, Ext. 114
Dr. LaRuth Gray (NABSE) - 212-998-5137 or 212-998-5105
Dr. Deborah Ziegler (CEC) - 703-264-9406
Dr. Monty Neill (FairTest) - (857) 350-8207
for immediate release Tuesday, August 7, 2007
CIVIL RIGHTS, DISABILITY ORGS. CALL FOR “MULTIPLE MEASURES” IN “NO CHILD” OVERHAUL LEGISLATION;
FORUM ON EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY PRAISES GROUPS’ LETTER AND REP. MILLER’S LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE

 

Civil Rights, Disability Orgs. Call for "Multiple Measures" in "No Child" Overhaul Legislation

Posted August 7th, 2007 by fairtest
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for further information:
Dr. Hilda Crespo (ASPIRA) - 202-835-3600, Ext. 114
Dr. LaRuth Gray (NABSE) - 212-998-5137 or 212-998-5105
Dr. Deborah Ziegler (CEC) - 703-264-9406
Dr. Monty Neill (FairTest) - (857) 350-8207

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