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Karen Lewis and Leon Botstein

PRESENTATION OF

THE DEBORAH W. MEIER HEROES IN EDUCATION AWARD

Thursday, June 4, 2015, 6 – 8:30 PM

Julia Richman Education Complex, 317 East 67th Street, New York, NY

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FairTest is a national hub for the test resistance and reform movement.  Every day, thousands of parents, educators, journalists and public officials use our web materials or contact our office for help. With your help, FairTest can meet the exploding demand for assistance and leadership. Together, we can build and sustain a vibrant movement and win major change.

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Less Testing, More Learning

Testimony to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee

Monty Neill, Ed.D., Executive Director, FairTest (National Center for Fair & Open Testing)

Emailed to FixingNCLB@help.senate.gov

(NOTE: for a print friendly PDF of this document click here.)

February 2, 2015

Dear Chairman Alexander, Ranking Member Murray, and Members of the Committee:

Forum on Educational Accountability

Recommendations for Improving Federal Law - January 2015

for further information:

Bob Schaeffer   (239) 395-6773

for immediate release Thursday, January 22, 2015

for further information:

Dr. Monty Neill  (617) 477-9792                     

Bob Schaeffer   (239) 395-6773

for immediate release, Tuesday, January 20, 2015

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

for use with Secretary Arne Duncan Seaton Elementary Speech, Monday, January 12, 2015

UPDATED SEPTEMBER 2017

Across the nation, resistance to test overuse and misuse reached unprecedented levels in spring 2015. The rapidly growing movement built on significant test opposition unleashed in 2013-14. The resistance to standardized exam overkill erupted in more states with far more participants, and it won notable victories.

The first wave of “wins” included: