curriculum
October 24, 2013Senator John J. Flanagan, ChairCommittee on Education RE: The Regents Reform Agenda: “Assessing” Our Progress Oral Testimony Dear Chairman Flanagan and Members of the Committee: Thank you. My name is Monty Neill and I am Executive Director of FairTest, the NationalCenter for Fair & Open Testing, headquartered in Boston. We are the nation’s […]
Monty Neill's oral testimony to NY Senate hearings on testing
October 24, 2013Senator John J. Flanagan, ChairCommittee on Education RE: The Regents Reform Agenda: “Assessing” Our Progress Oral Testimony Dear Chairman Flanagan and Members of the Committee: Thank you. My name is Monty Neill and I am Executive Director of FairTest, the NationalCenter for Fair & Open Testing, headquartered in Boston. We are the nation’s […]
FairTest News Release on Public Letter about Standardized Testing by 120+ Children's Authors & Illustrators
for further information:Dr. Monty Neill (617) 477-9792Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 for immediate release — Tuesday, October 22, 2013 120+ CHILDREN’S BOOK AUTHORS AND ILLUSTRATORS TELL PRES. OBAMA,“WE ARE ALARMED AT NEGATIVE IMPACTS OF EXCESSIVE SCHOOL TESTING”SIGNERS INCLUDE MAYA ANGELOU, JUDY BLUME, JULES FEIFFER, DONALD CREWSSAY POLICIES UNDERMINE “CHILDREN’S LOVE OF READING AND LITERATURE” More than […]
Public Letter on Standardized Testing from Authors and Illustrators of Books for Children and Youth
October 22, 2013 President Barack ObamaThe White HouseWashington, DC 20500 Dear President Obama, We the undersigned children’s book authors and illustrators write to express our concern for our readers, their parents and teachers. We are alarmed at the negative impact of excessive school testing mandates, including your Administration’s own initiatives, on children’s love of reading […]
FairTest Infographic: Common Core: More Tests, But Not Better
For more complete information on each of these (and other) points see our full FairTest Fact Sheet: Common Core Assessment Myths and Realities: Moratorium Needed From More Tests, Costs, Stress To download a PDF copy of the infographic for printing, sharing or distributing please click here. (Link opens image, then either click print or save.) […]
IQ testing
For more complete information on each of these (and other) points see our full FairTest Fact Sheet: Common Core Assessment Myths and Realities: Moratorium Needed From More Tests, Costs, Stress
hiring
For more complete information on each of these (and other) points see our full FairTest Fact Sheet: Common Core Assessment Myths and Realities: Moratorium Needed From More Tests, Costs, Stress
race bias
For more complete information on each of these (and other) points see our full FairTest Fact Sheet: Common Core Assessment Myths and Realities: Moratorium Needed From More Tests, Costs, Stress
FairTest Press Release on 2013 Release of SAT Scores
For more information: Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773cell (239) 699-0468 for use with annual SAT scores release – 12:01am Thursday, September 26, 2013 SAT SCORE AVERAGES STAGNATE AS NUMBER OF TEST-TAKERS DECLINES; PERSISTENT RACE, GENDER GAPS SHOW FAILURE OF TEST-DRIVEN SCHOOLING Fewer students in the high school class of 2013 took the SAT college admissions exam […]
2014 National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Scores Released
for further information: Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773cell (239) 699-0468 for immediate release, Thursday, September 11, 2014 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP QUALIFYING SCORES RELEASED FOR 2014 FairTest’s Bob Schaeffer is quoted in this excellent article by Nancy Griesemer on the release of the National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Scores for 2014. See the scores below: The state-by-state list […]