Assessment Reform News: September 27-October 5, 2022


National 
No Child Left Behind “Worked” in the Sense That It Fixated Schools on Boosting Test Scores
https://www.aei.org/op-eds/20-years-ago-nclb-kinda-sorta-worked-thats-the-problem/

Arizona 
The Truth About Pandemic-Year Test Data That Some Candidates Try to Distort
https://tucson.com/opinion/local/local-opinion-the-truth-about-pandemic-year-school-testing-data/article_22ac5fea-3f45-11ed-9179-4fbf27f20629.html

California 
State Yields to Pressure, Will Release COVID-Impacted Test Scores Without Background Context
https://edsource.org/2022/california-reverses-course-will-release-smarter-balance-test-scores-next-month-official-says/678816

Florida 
Embrace of Advanced Placement Exams Is Part of State’s Failed Education Policy
https://slate.com/human-interest/2022/09/advanced-placement-ron-desantis-florida-education.html

Georgia 
Efforts Falter to Develop New State Tests Through Federally-Funded Pilot
https://www.wsav.com/news/efforts-falter-to-develop-new-georgia-k-12-state-tests/

Massachusetts 
A Tipping Point for Test-Driven “Accountability”
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/education/a-tipping-point-for-school-accountability/

New York
 Selective High School Admissions Will Rely on Grades Not Test Scores
https://ny.chalkbeat.org/2022/9/29/23378824/nyc-middle-high-school-admissions-changes

Tennessee Controversial Test-Based Retention Law Will Hold Students Back in Third Grade
https://www.wbir.com/article/news/education/controversial-3rd-grade-retention-law-in-knox-county/51-6252bd5c-4ce1-47ce-83e3-d05c4bd0cb19
Texas Could a New Governor End State-Mandated Tests?
https://www.dallasnews.com/news/education/2022/10/04/can-a-governor-put-an-end-to-texas-staar-testing/

University Admissions
 Officials Praise ACT/SAT-Optional Policy
https://indianapublicmedia.org/news/ball-state-freshman-enrollment-is-up.-officials-praise-test-optional-applications-for-helping.php

Worth Reading When Good Students Get Bad Standardized Test Scores
https://gadflyonthewallblog.com/2022/10/01/when-good-students-get-bad-standardized-test-scores