FairTest in the News
FairTest in the News Febraury 2010
Posted February 19th, 2010 by fairtestOn February 17, the Washington Post "The Answer Sheet" blog featured a contribution by FairTest's Lisa Guisbond on linking teachers' pay to their students' test scores, which attracted more reader comments than any other posting to the site in the past several months:
The Atlanta Journal Constitution on FairTest's National Merit Score Re-Post
Posted February 9th, 2010 by fairtestFairTest Letter to the Editor in the Washington Times.
Posted February 26th, 2009 by fairtestLETTER TO EDITOR: Test scores do not equal merit
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Columnist Ken Blackwell correctly identifies FairTest, the National Center for Fair & Open Testing,
FairTest in the News October 2008
Posted October 24th, 2008 by fairtestNew York Times: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/23/education/23sat.html -- in addition, a Times news service version of the same story quoting FairTest ran in dozens of other major newspapers around the country
USA Today http://www.usatoday.com/news/education/2008-10-22-readistep_N.htm
FairTest Has Moved
Posted September 24th, 2008 by fairtestAs of Wednesday, October 1, 2008 the new address of FairTest is
FairTest
15 Court Square, Suite 820
Boston, MA 02108
NEW PHONE: (857) 350-8207
NEW FAX: (857)350-8209
email and web information will remain the same!
FairTest Article on NCLB in AFSC journal Peacework
Posted September 4th, 2008 by fairtestFairTest Article on NCLB in AFSC journal Peacework:
The September issue of Peacework focues on education activism, providing a rich set of resources for parents, educators, students and other activists. FairTest's Monty Neill's lead article focuses on overhauling federal law (at http://www.peaceworkmagazine.org/beyond-no-child-left-behind). Issue contents are summarized below. You can read all the articles on the web at http://www.peaceworkmagazine.org/.
July 2008 Examiner Newsletter Now Available
Posted July 11th, 2008 by fairtestThe July 2008 is now published. Go to http://fairtest.org/newsletter/current to view the stories.
Video: "FairTest: You Can't Judge Learning with a Standardized Test"
Posted July 8th, 2008 by fairtestSee the short video FairTest: You can't judge learning with a standardized test available on youtube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkJlst6vDyY.
Lisa Guisbond: Resist the testing bandwagon. Projo.com Op Ed.
Posted May 5th, 2008 by fairtesthttp://www.projo.com/opinion/contributors/content/CT_regents4_05-04-08_E...
Lisa Guisbond: Resist the testing bandwagon
01:00 AM EDT on Sunday, May 4, 2008
LISA GUISBOND
CAMBRIDGE
THE RHODE ISLAND Board of Regents will discuss on May 15 proposed changes to the state’s high-school-graduation requirements that may increase the weight placed on state test scores. The board should think twice before going down this road.
Lisa Guisbond: All Hail R.I, Diploma System
Posted March 25th, 2008 by fairtestMonday, March 24, 2008
