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Aggressive grassroots testing resistance campaigns and a string of assessment reform policy victories highlight a very active week with standardized exam season now underway in many states. Standardized Testing and Young Children — new FairTest assessment reform resource in English and Espanolhttps://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/standardized-testing-and-young-children California How Parents Can Opt Children Out of Standardized Testinghttp://www.cta.org/optout Connecticut State Removes […]

It’s spring testing season. In many states, the grassroots pushback against standardized exam misuse and overuse is gaining strength. Check out this week’s clips to see how legislatures, boards of education, and other policy-making bodies are responding to assessment reform movement power! New Advocacy Resource: Standard Testing and Students with Disabilitieshttps://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/standardized-testing-and-students-disabilitiesOther Recent Assessment Reform Tools […]

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Does Inclusion in Testing Mean Inclusion in Meaningful Learning? Federal law requires 95% test participation, including for the vast majority of students with disabilities. (One percent of all students may be assessed to alternative standards with alternative assessments. Federal law leaves it up to each state to decide what to do if a school or […]

School testing season begins in many states this week, and grassroots protests are exploding across the nation. To help parents, students, educators and allies build more powerful testing resistance and assessment reform campaigns FairTest has released new and updated advocacy tools https://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/new-and-updated-fact-sheets NationalDeVos Says States Should Decide How Much Testing is “Actually Necessary”http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/03/betsy_devos_states_should_decide_how_much_testing.html CaliforniaNew School […]

New and Updated Fact Sheets: Here are new and updated tools that parents, teachers, students and their allies can use to battle the overuse and misuse of standardized tests. Just Say No to Standardized Tests: Why and How to Opt Out.http://www.fairtest.org/get-involved/opting-out Why You Can Boycott Standardized Tests without Fear of Federal Penalties to Your School.http://www.fairtest.org/why-you-can-boycott-testing-without-fear […]

Responding to escalating grassroots pressure against standardized exam overkill, many state legislatures and education boards are advancing plans reduce testing overuse and misuse. Close monitoring by constituents is necessary to ensure that high-sounding proposals are actually implemented. National Tell Your State to Consult with Stakeholders Over ESSA Planshttps://truthinamericaneducation.com/elementary-and-secondary-education-…http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2017/03/essa_involvement_un… California New School Rating System Goes Beyond […]

In state after state — and even in Washington DC — lawmakers are responding to grassroots’ concerns by beginning to rein in standardized exam overuses and misuses. There’s still a long way to go to win comprehensive assessment reform but there is concrete evidence of real progress. Check out FairTest’s new test opt-out resources to […]

From California to Massachusetts and Florida to Minnesota, the assessment reform movement is gaining steam. Many of this week’s stories highlight the ways grassroots mobilizing by parents, educators and community activists is pressuring policymakers to reduce testing volume and eliminate high-stakes standardized exams. Check out FairTest’s organizing guide for more helpful resources: https://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/get_involved/tools NationalThe Purported […]

You can tell that testing season is on the horizon when there’s assessment reform news from more than a third of the states in just one week. You can connect to other local activists by using the resources at:https://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/get_involved Alabama Future of ACT Aspire Testing in Limbohttp://www.decaturdaily.com/news/local/act-aspire-s-future-in-limbo/arti… California State Studies Ways to Improve Measures of […]