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The new federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) does not require states to have educator evaluation systems. If a state chooses to do so, it does not have to include student test scores.  To win federal Race to the Top grants or waivers from No Child Left Behind (NCLB), most states adopted teacher and principal evaluation systems based heavily on student test scores. Many educators have resisted these unproven policies.

for further information:
Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773
cell  (239) 699-0468

for immediate release, Monday, September 29, 2014

“ATLANTA IS THE TIP OF AN ICEBERG” -- STANDARDIZED EXAM CHEATING CASES IN 39 STATES AND D.C.; NEW COUNT SHOWS WIDESPREAD TEST SCORE CORRUPTION

for further information:
Dr. Monty Neill     (617) 477-9792
or Bob Schaeffer  (239) 395-6773                                                         
for immediate release Monday, September 8, 2014

for further information:
Bob Schaeffer  (239) 395-6773
                                                        
for immediate release Thursday, August 28, 2014

If the issues were not so serious, watching test-and-punish advocates backpedal in the face of the rapidly growing testing resistance movement would be great entertainment. From U.S.

for further information:
Dr. Monty Neill     (617) 477-9792                                                                  
or Bob Schaeffer  (239) 395-6773

Forum on Educational Accountability has issued a simplified set of Recommendations for Improving Federal Law' to guide an overhaul of ESEA/NCLB, waivers and related federal law and policy.

Another week of accelerating protests against high-stakes testing. If you find these news summaries useful for your assessment reform work, please contribute to help FairTest http://tinyurl.com/supportfairtest as suggested by Michelle Fine in her acceptance speech at last week's "Heroes in Education" awards presentation          

for further information:                                                                  
Bob Schaeffer     (239) 395-6773

                                                               for immediate release May 7, 2014