Standardized testing policies, particularly at the K-12 level, are generally developed by elected officials or their appointees. The seven weeks remaining before Election Day on November 8 should present many opportunities to press candidates to reveal their positions on critical assessment reform issues. Do they support even more testing or a rollback of standardized exam overkill? Where do they stand on eliminating high-stakes requirements such as graduation and grade promotion tests? Make sure they know your concerns by asking questions at campaign events, publishing letters-to-the-editor, and posting on social media.
Worth Reading Interview with FairTest Executive Director Harry Feder
https://theeducatorsroom.com/fairtest-executive-director-standardized-testing-covid
National Standardized Tests Are Not the Only Meaningful Source of Data About Student Achievement
https://www.edweek.org/technology/opinion-standardized-tests-arent-the-only-meaningful-data-on-student-achievement/2022/09
Florida The Realities of Computerized Testing in Many Classrooms
https://grumpyoldteacher.com/2022/09/15/go-go-gadget-arms/
Idaho Changes Proposed in ESEA Plan After Failure to Meet Previous Goals
https://www.idahoednews.org/news/state-department-proposes-changes-to-essa-plan/
Michigan Detroit Issues Many Exemptions From Third Grade Reading Promotion Law
https://detroit.chalkbeat.org/2022/9/13/23351060/detroit-school-community-district-reading-mstep-law-third-grade-retention
New York Commission Appointed to Review High School Graduation Test Requirements
https://news.yahoo.com/rethinking-regents-exams-10-area-195841058.html
Ohio New School Report Cards Drop Misleading Letter Grades, Waive Sanctions
https://www.statenews.org/government-politics/2022-09-15/ohio-schools-get-first-report-cards-under-new-star-rating-system
Pennsylvania Will Waiving Standardized Testing Requirement Increase Number of Incoming Teachers
https://www.inquirer.com/news/basic-skills-test-requirement-waiver-pennsylvania-teacher-shortage-20220917.html
Tennessee Don’t Believe False Claim That Most Public School Students Can’t Read
https://news.yahoo.com/dont-believe-claim-most-tennessee-220018142.html
Tennessee Teacher’s Petition to Overturn Third Grade Test-Based Retention Law Gains Traction
https://www.local3news.com/local-news/hamilton-county-teacher-gets-support-on-petition-to-reconsider-law/article_2c49b7a6-3607-11ed-b50a-3b5e8ec4d65a.html
Virginia Standardized Test Scores Are Not a Fair Measure of Public Schools
https://richmond.com/opinion/columnists/column-standardized-test-scores-not-a-fair-assessment-of-virginia-schools/article_33311bd8-907f-5173-a99e-08758c652565.html
Virginia Court Seems Skeptical of Challenge to Selective High School’s Plan to End Reliance on Standardized Admission Test
https://www.shorenewsnetwork.com/2022/09/17/u-s-court-skeptical-of/
University Admissions Cornell Extends ACT/SAT-Optional and Score-Free Policies Through Fall 2024
https://admissions.cornell.edu/news/cornell-university-extends-test-optional-and-score-free-undergraduate-admissions-testing
University Admissions Duke Graduate School Waives GRE Requirements for Most Programs
https://www.dukechronicle.com/article/2022/09/duke-university-graduate-school-waives-gre-optional-2023-application-cycle
International Canada Like Invasive Weeds, Schools Already Have More Than Enough Standardized Testing
https://www.msn.com/en-ca/news/canada/marc-spooner-sask-students-already-do-all-the-testing-they-need/ar-AA11U6Nw