Later this month, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on two lawsuits seeking to bar race conscious admissions policies. To learn more about these cases’ background and likely implications for testing, access, equity and related concerns in both higher education and public schools, you access a recording of a FairTest, ACCEPT, ACCIS and NACAC webinar titled “Preparing for a Supreme Court Decision on Race Conscious Admissions” originally held on Tuesday afternoon October 18 at 3pm eastern:
https://nacac.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_O2S8U4iaTjOezsCbv9n84A
NationalWhat College Admissions Testing Reforms Should Tell Us About K-12 Assessment Policy
https://fairtest.org/the-meaning-of-nacac-what-the-college-admissions-process-tells-us-about-assessment/
FloridaDistrict Claims to Slash Testing Time
https://www.news-journalonline.com/story/news/education/2022/10/12/volusia-schools-significantly-reduce-english-and-math-testing-year/10475452002/
MassachusettsSuper Says Future of Education Is Not Standardized Testing
https://www.masslive.com/news/2022/10/reacting-to-mcas-results-westfield-superintendent-says-the-future-of-education-is-not-standardized-testing.html
New YorkIncluding Test Scores in New High School Admissions Rules Will Slow Diversity Gains
https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2022/10/14/23405193/nyc-pandemic-diversity-admissions-banks-selective-schools
OhioThird Grade Reading Promotion Test Law Should Be Repealed
https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2022/10/18/35982/
OklahomaSchool Board Removes ACT Requirement for Determining Academic Honors Eligibility
https://www.woodwardnews.net/news/board-hears-opinions-on-school-honors-program-members-remove-act-scores-from-requirements/article_d8dbed86-49bc-11ed-a510-577cf25a7437.html
OregonNew Governor Will Determine Future of School Testing and Other Educational Policies
https://oregoncapitalchronicle.com/2022/10/17/oregons-next-governor-will-shape-education-of-a-generation-of-students/
Rhode IslandTiming of Test Score Release Roils Governors Race
https://www.yahoo.com/video/timing-student-test-scores-release-135128092.html
VermontState Dropping Smarter, Balanced Tests for Assessments Claimed to Be “More Equitable”
https://news.yahoo.com/vermont-gives-sbac-standardized-test-085549397.html
WisconsinOne-Third of District High School Seniors Opt Out of Standardized Tests
https://www.hngnews.com/waunakee_tribune/news/local/nearly-a-third-of-waunakee-high-school-students-opt-out-of-standardized-tests/article_87f754ae-498b-11ed-9434-ff007ff3cf72.html
Undergraduate Admission ACT/SAT Scores and Number of Test-Takers Both Fall
https://www.insidehighered.com/admissions/article/2022/10/17/act-and-sat-scores-fall
Undergraduate Admission ACT Score Decline Analysis — Lost Learners, Not Learning Loss
https://www.forbes.com/sites/akilbello/2022/10/17/act-score-decline-lost-learners-not-learning-loss
Undergraduate Admission University of Vermont Extends ACT/SAT-Optional Policy Through 2026
https://www.wcax.com/2022/10/12/what-does-test-optional-mean-high-school-students/
Worth Reading The Psychological Toll of High-Stakes Testing
https://www.edutopia.org/article/psychological-toll-high-stakes-testing
Worth Reading Third Study in Row Shows How Teachers Help Students Succeed Beyond Standardized Test Scores
https://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2022/10/17/this-appears-to-be-a-good-trend-third-study-in-a-row-identifies-non-tested-ways-teachers-help-students-succeed/