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Happy New Yearto the thousands of readers of FairTest’s weekly assessment reform news clips. With this first issue of 2018, we want to remind you that previous editions are archived athttps://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/news/other. Friends, allies and other interested people may sign up for a free subscription by clicking onhttps://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/weekly-news-signup NationalBig Blows Struck Against Testing Overuse in 2018http://neatoday.org/2018/01/04/educators-strike-big-blow-to-the-overuse-of-standardized-testing/National […]

We hope you’ve enjoyed receivingTesting Resistance & Reform Newsand consider it a valuable tool for staying informed about the national movement against testing overkill. Please help FairTest support assessment reform campaigns with tools like this by clicking here now: Happy New Yearfrom all of us at FairTest! NationalMajor Rural Advocacy Group Calls for High-Stakes Testing […]

The National Grange has passed a strongly worded resolution against high stakes testing. It calls on the “U.S. Congress and administration to overhaul the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (currently known as the “Every Child Succeeds Act”), reduce the testing mandates, promote multiple forms of evidence of student learning and school quality in accountability, and […]

SeasonsGreetingsto assessment reformers across the U.S. (and around the world)! FairTest’s holiday “gift” to you is news demonstrating another week of progress in replacing standardized exam overkill with better systems of assessment. AlabamaPublic Thinks There’s Much More to School Quality Than State’s Test-Based Letter Gradeshttp://www.andalusiastarnews.com/2017/12/13/poll-public-has-different-ideas-about-education/ GeorgiaEducation Association Seeks Testing Cutbackhttps://thebrunswicknews.com/news/local_news/school-funding-testing-reductions-among-georgia-association-of-educators-priorities/article_e89d70c9-4c67-511e-81d4-cfdaf35738e2.htmlGeorgiaTen Years AfterAtlanta Cheating Scandal, Efforts […]

As 2017 comes to a close, your contribution to FairTest will help accelerate the current surge of assessment reform victories. Just look at the list of wins so far in 2017: More than two dozen jurisdictions slashed testing time and eliminated punitive high-stakes consequences. The number of states mandating graduation tests plunged to 13, the […]

Your financial support makes it possible for FairTest to assist and promote grassroots campaigns with tools such as our new “Testing Reform Victories Surge in 2017: What’s Behind the Winning Strategies?” report (https://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/fairtest-report-test-reform-victories-surge-in-2017). Please make a year-end contribution today to help build an even stronger movement in 2018 https://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/donate NationalNew Report Analyzes How and Why […]

Public support for what Harvard Professor Daniel Koretz labels the “Testing Charade” (http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/T/bo24695545.html) is dropping rapidly around the nation. As a result, campaigns by parents, students, teachers, school leaders, and community activists are rolling back standardized exam misuse and overuse in many states and districts. Look for a new FairTest report documenting 2017 assessment reform […]

FairTest Report: Test Reform Victories Surge in 2017: What’s Behind the Winning Strategies? Assessment reform campaigns rolled back the amount of testing andslashedhigh-stakes exams in manystates and districts across the U.S.in 2017. ThisnewFairTestreportexplains how and why local activists were successful. The report highlights victories that include: States with high school exit exams dropped from 25 […]

On this “Giving Tuesday,” you can support assessment reform campaigns that generate stories like this week’s collection by clicking here: https://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/donate Many thanks ! Arizona What Could Explain Wild Vacillations in School’s Grades http://tucson.com/news/local/from-a-to-f-plummeting-grade-highlights-problems-in-tucson/article_32e6a0cb-dfbf-506d-a2b6-f796828d78b0.html California How to Measure School Climate for State Report Cards https://edsource.org/2017/state-boards-next-challenge-how-to-measure-school-climate-the-heartbeat-of-a-school/590744 Florida Why Good Educators Quit: Testing Has Diminished Teaching and […]

National States Can Soon Pursue “Innovative Assessment” Pilot Program Under NCLBhttp://hechingerreport.org/states-will-soon-free-transform-standardized-…National Many States Set Ridiculously Unachievable Goals Under ESSAhttps://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2017-11-17/the-every-student-suc… Florida Schools Seeks Graduation Test Waiver for Students with Classes Disrupted by Hurricanehttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/high_school_and_beyond/2017/11/miami_supe… Hawaii Many Flaws in Current State Testinghttp://www.civilbeat.org/2017/11/making-hawaii-student-testing-more-mean… Illinois High School “Proficiency” Bar Set Higher Than “College Readiness”https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/11/17/to-be-proficient-in-illino… Maryland State Data Now Includes Data […]