Testing Resistance & Reform News: May 3 - 9, 2017

California Legislature Moves Closer to Eliminating High School Exit Exam
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/high_school_and_beyond/2017/05/california_close_to_dumping_high_school_exit_exam.html
California Initial Results From Experiment with More Holistic Accountability Systems
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2017/05/aera_early_results_in_californ.html
California State Board Imposes Own Brand on ESSA Compliance Plan
https://edsource.org/2017/state-board-inscribes-california-way-on-state-plan-for-new-federal-law/581325

Colorado What Test Scores Don't Tell You About My Students
https://www.popsugar.com/moms/Teacher-Post-What-Test-Scores-Dont-Show-About-Students-43502390

Connecticut Let's Get Teacher Evaluation Right (Finally)
https://ctviewpoints.org/2017/05/03/teacher-evaluation-in-connecticut-lets-finally-get-it-right/

Florida Parents Desperate to End "Absolutely Ridiculous" State Testing
http://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-pinellas/parents-desperate-to-stop-absolutely-ridiculous-state-testing
Florida Candidate for Governor Calls for End to High-Stakes Testing
http://www.gainesville.com/news/20170502/graham-launches-campaign-calls-for-school-changes

Illinois Bill to Keep SAT Scores Off of Student Transcripts Passes Senate Unanimously
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/highland-park/news/ct-hpn-high-school-transcript-bills-tl-0511-20170508-story.html

Louisiana Join the Less Testing, More Learning Campaign
http://louisianaeducator.blogspot.com/2017/05/join-less-testing-more-learning-campaign.html

Massachusetts State Education Association Magazine Contains Several Testing Reform Articles
http://www.mtatoday.org/mtatoday/spring_2017

Michigan Opt-Out Families Fear Tests Take Control Away From Teachers
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2017/05/testing_opt_out.html
Michigan Detroit Parents Say: Let Kids Opt Out of Tests
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2017/05/04/column-parents-deserve-let-kids-opt-tests/101314086/

Mississippi Technology Woes Unfortunate Reality for State Testing
https://djournal.com/opinion/opinion-technology-woes-unfortunate-reality-state-testing/

Nebraska Testing Company Will Be Replaced Due to "Recurrent Technical Problems"
http://journalstar.com/news/local/education/state-ed-board-will-consider-contract-with-new-testing-company/article_5e53ded9-41fd-57fa-b873-7a3ebb7f34ac.html

New Jersey Advocates Press for End to PARCC Grad Test
http://www.njtvonline.org/news/video/parcc-critics-call-sweeney-help-stop-test-grad-requirement/

New York More Than 90,000 Long Island Students Boycott State Math Tests
http://www.newsday.com/long-island/more-than-90-000-li-students-opt-out-of-common-core-math-test-1.13568358
New York Criteria for Evaluating Schools Under ESSA Will Expand
http://www.timesunion.com/allwcm/article/Regents-aim-to-expand-rules-for-ranking-schools-11130795.php
New York New Book: Confronting Oppressive Assessments
https://www.amazon.com/Confronting-Oppressive-Assessments-Policymakers-Educational/dp/1475826818

Oregon Broader School Rating System Planned
http://www.spokesman.com/stories/2017/may/03/oregon-plans-broader-rating-system-for-schools/

Pennsylvania The Waste of State Testing
http://standardspeaker.com/opinion/the-waste-of-state-testing-1.2188042

Rhode Island Education Commissioner Tries to Defend State Test Switch
http://www.golocalprov.com/news/its-not-about-the-test-ri-education-commissioner-defends-parcc-to-mcas-swit

South Carolina How Much Testing Is Too Much
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/a-key-question-as-south-carolina-standardized-testing-season-starts/article_5efb40b0-2f5b-11e7-bc96-834f8f9332cd.html
South Carolina Parents, Teachers Plan Protests Over Test-Based Educator Evaluations, Principal Shuffling
http://www.postandcourier.com/news/coming-monday-parents-teachers-plan-protest-at-charleston-county-school/article_49eae9b8-31af-11e7-a90e-87d25c1d219b.html

Texas House Endorses Testing Reductions, Changes to School Evaluation
http://www.kens5.com/news/local/texas/bill-to-reduce-standardized-tests-to-pass-texas-house/437341167
Texas Teachers Won't Be Evaluated Based on Test Scores
http://www.reporternews.com/story/news/education/2017/05/03/texas-teacher-evaluation-lawsuit-settled/101267090/
Texas Court Rules Against "Value Added Measurement" Teacher Evaluation in Houston
http://vamboozled.com/breaking-news-victory-in-court-in-houston/

Washington Which Tests Should Students Have to Pass to Graduate? Some Legislators Say None.
http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/politics-government/article148768119.htmll

International Hong Kong Schools Prepare for Exam Boycott to Protest "Overdrilling"
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/2093029/hong-kong-schools-ready-boycotts-pupils-sit

University AdmissionsChinese Nationals Arrested for Testing Fraud Scheme
https://www.voanews.com/a/us-arrests-four-chinese-students-in-college-test-scam/3838880.html