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for further information:Dr. Monty Neill (617) 477-9792Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 for use on or after Wednesday, September 4, 2013 DISSECTING COMMON CORE ASSESSMENT MYTHS AND REALITIES; DESPITE HYPE, PLANS CALL FOR MORE HIGH-STAKES TESTS, COST AND STRESS; MORATORIUM ON NEW EXAMS NEEDED A new fact sheet shows that the Common Core Assessments, which are being […]

NOTE: FOR A PRINT FORMATED PDF COPY OF THIS FACT SHEET CLICK HERE. FOR FAIRTEST’S INFOGRAPHIC ON THE COMMON CORE, CLICK HERE Under No Child Left Behind (NCLB), each state set its own learning standards and developed tests to measure them. But NCLB’s failure to spur overall test score gains or close racial gaps led […]

for further information:Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 cell (239) 699-0468 for immediate release, Wednesday, August 21, 2013 NEW POLL SHOWS “AMERICANS FED UP WITH SCHOOL-TEST OVERKILL”;ANNUAL PDK/GALLUP EDUCATION SURVEY DOCUMENTSGROWING OPPOSITION TO STANDARDIZED EXAM MISUSE AND OVERUSE;ASSESSMENT REFORMERS CALL FOR NEW POLICY DIRECTIONS A major survey released today shows that the U.S. public is increasingly opposed […]

for further information: Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 cell (239) 699-0468 for immediate release, Tuesday, July 16, 2013 FLORIDA SCHOOL GRADES ARE “POLITICALLY MANIPULATED SCAM”ASSESSMENT REFORM LEADER CALLS FOR END OF“FAILED EXPERIMENT IN BOGUS ACCOUNTABILITY” Today’s Board of Education vote to again change the school rating system demonstrates that “Florida’s test-driven school grading system is a […]

See FairTest short report on grassroots testing resistance in 8 states/districts based on interviews with activists, The Spring 2013 Testing Reform Uprising. We will post a more detailed report later this summer – so check back. Attachment Size The-Spring2013-Testing-Reform-Uprising.pdf 139.05 KB

For more complete information on each of these (and other) points see our full FairTest Fact Sheet: How Testing Feeds the School-to-Prison Pipeline 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) To reuse the image on posters, tee-shirts, […]

FairTest: Constituents must pressure Congress to overhaul NCLB – Washington Post Answer Sheet column. Read the column here. (PDF) Attachment Size Harkin2013bill-FTonAnswerSheet.pdf 221.45 KB

for further information:Dr. Monty Neill (617) 477-9792or Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 for immediate release, Tuesday, June 4, 2013 U.S. SENATE EDUCATION BILL FAILS TO REVERSE “NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND” DAMAGE;IGNORES MESSAGE FROM CONSTITUENTS’ RESISTANCE TO HIGH-STAKES TESTING;GRASSROOTS BOYCOTTS, OPT-OUTS AND RESOLUTIONS SAY, “ENOUGH IS ENOUGH” Education legislation unveiled in the U.S. Senate today is “grossly […]

Assessment that Supports Education Recently, Boston area students and teachers organized an excellent conference, “Creating the Schools We Deserve.” It focused on what schools should be like and how we can win them. The conversations made clear that most people have never had the privilege of experiencing the kind of life-affirming, engaging, supportive, and multicultural […]

Building a Successful Assessment Reform Movement — A Three-Part Series by FairTest FairTest staff analyze the growing resistance to high-stakes tests and propose steps toward growing a larger, more effective movement. Part I discusses the need for over-arching strategies to guide the work. Part II explains why we need to push for authentic assessments. And […]