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FairTest Reaction to President Obama's State of the Union Proposals on School "Reform"
Posted January 28th, 2010 by fairtest
for more information, contact
Dr. Monty Neill (617) 522-0801
Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773
for immediate release, Wednesday evening, January 27, 2010
A Child Is Not a Test Score: Assessment as a Civil Rights Issue
Posted January 21st, 2010 by fairtestAssessment as a Civil Rights Issue," from the Fall 2009 issue of Root and
Branch, is avaiable here.
Position Paper on Assessment for Learning
Posted December 8th, 2009 by fairtestfrom the Third International Conference on Assessment for Learning
Dunedin, New Zealand, March 2009
(NOTE: For a formated printable PDF of this document click here.)
Paying Teachers for Student Test Scores Damages Schools and Undermines Learning
Posted November 19th, 2009 by fairtest(note - for a PDF formatted version of this fact sheet click here)
Independent researchers have found that evaluating and paying teachers for test scores is either damaging or irrelevant to improved learning.* Unfortunately, even evidence of harm does not seem to affect the growing popularity of such schemes. Policymakers, including U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, should stop promoting this failed approach.
FairTest Oral Testimony November 12, 2009
Posted November 11th, 2009 by fairtestThank you. My name is Monty Neill and I am the Interim Executive Director of FairTest, the National Center for Fair & Open Testing.
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.
FairTest critical comments on US Education Department's "Race to the Top Fund" guidelines.
Posted August 13th, 2009 by fairtestTO AVOID SLIPPING BACKWARDS ON EDUCATION REFORM, DRAFT “RACE TO THE TOP” GUIDELINES MUST BE REVISED
A Critical Analysis of the Citizen's Commission on Civil Rights Report
Posted July 14th, 2009 by fairtestA Critical Analysis of the Citizen's Commission on Civil Rights report,
National Teachers Unions and the Struggle Over School Reform
by Monty Neill, FairTest
July 14, 2009
Potential Principles for Building High-Quality State Assessment Systems
Posted June 12th, 2009 by fairtest
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:
FairTest's Monty Neill's Remarks at the FairTest-NEA Conference
Posted June 12th, 2009 by fairtestThese remarks were delivered by Monty Neill, Ed.D., Interim Executive Director of FairTest, as part of a panel discussion following a keynote presentation by Dr. James Pellegrino.
Thank you. I am very happy to be with you today, and I am looking forward to a very interesting, challenging and productive conference.
I'd like to make two main points:
First, the need to shift from an accountability model to a shared responsibility approach.
