Testing Reform in the News: January 17 - 23, 2013
As the length of this week's list of good stories and resources indicates, resistance to high-stakes testing continues to escalate across the nation -- from Washington State to Texas and Oklahoma to New Jersey as well as many communities in between. Note the leadership roles being played by teachers, administrators, parents, academic experts and FairTest . . . all pulling together for real assessment reform!
What Would MLK Say About the Fight Against High-Stakes Testing?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/lisa-guisbond/what-would-mlk-say-about-_b_2507642.html
Teachers Test Boycott Draws Growing National Support
http://seattletimes.com/html/education/2020185045_mapprotestxml.html
Why Garfield Teachers Boycotted the Test (by a high school faculty member)
http://seattletimes.com/html/opinion/2020158085_jessehagopianopedxml.html
Teachers at More Seattle Schools Support Boycott
http://westseattleblog.com/2013/01/more-west-seattle-teachers-back-map-testing-revolt-now-schmitz-park-elementary
AFT Backs Seattle Teachers Testing Boycott
https://www.facebook.com/notes/aft-american-federation-of-teachers/aft-president-randi-weingartens-message-of-support-to-the-teachers-at-seattles-g/469809323083530
Oklahoma Experts, Parents Slam A-F School Grading Scheme
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=19&articleid=20130118_19_A1_Policy299664
http://www.tulsaworld.com/news/article.aspx?subjectid=11&articleid=20130119_19_A14_JENKST301856
New Jersey Superintendent Dissects Test-Driven "Reform Train Wreck"
http://anjfarmer.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-new-jersey-education-reform-train.html
Texas Lawmakers Poised to Reduce Testing Overkill
http://www.dallasnews.com/news/politics/state-politics/20130119-texas-lawmakers-poised-to-revamp-standardized-testing-program-for-students.ece
Texans Advocating for Meaningful Student Assessment (TAMSA) website
http://www.tamsatx.org/about-us.html
Texas Bill Would Change Testing Graduation Rules
http://www.sfgate.com/news/texas/article/Texas-bill-would-change-testing-graduation-rules-4214520.php
A Call for Pres. Obama to Change Course on Education
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2012/11/07/a-call-for-president-obama-to-change-course-on-education/
The Impact of Test Anxiety on Young Children
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/01/19/how-test-anxiety-affected-a-young-boy/
What Parents Need to Know About Standardized Tests -- compiled by Chicago parents and other testing resisters
http://chicagotestingresistance.files.wordpress.com/2013/01/testing-parent-faq-final2.pdf
Mr. Obama: Most Schools Are Not Like the One Your Daughters Attend
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/01/23/18jones_ep.h32.html
8 Ways to Fight High-Stakes Testing -- A New FairTest Infographic
http://www.fairtest.org/8-ways-to-fight-infographic
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