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If you are a Massachusetts professor or researcher willing to endorse the statement, please send an email to matestingstatement@gmail.com (note: you must copy and paste this gmail address into the “To” line of an email) with “I Will Sign On” in the subject line and your name and title as you would like them to […]

by Massachusetts Professors and Researchers There has been a ground swell of opposition to the overuse and misuse of standardized testing across the United States. This includes statements from more than 670 Texas school boards, nearly one-third of all New York State principals, and hundreds of organizations and thousands of individuals who have endorsed the […]

for further information: Prof. Nancy Carlsson-Paige (617) 223-1396 Dr. Monty Neill (617) 477-9792 for immediate release, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2013 136+ MASSACHUSETTS EDUCATION PROFESSORS, RESEARCHERS ENDORSE STATEMENT AGAINST HIGH-STAKES TESTING More than 150 Massachusetts education professors and researchers today added their voices to a growing national rebellion against high-stakes testing. In a joint statement, the […]

The pace of testing resistance news seems to increase with every passing week. Just wait until the annual late-winter/early-spring testing season when more opt-out and boycott campaigns kick in If you are aware of other actions that should be shared nationally, please send FairTest links to the stories. How You Can Help Build the Movement […]

Teacher test boycotts, student-led opt-out campaigns, parent-organized petition drives, school administrators’ lobbying efforts, and elected officials’ letters to DC policymakers all are calling for a major cutback in high-stakes testing and the implementation of assessment reform alternatives. Just look at the breadth of the movement reported in stories and opinion columns from just the past […]

From the Pacific Northwest to New England and from Chicago to Austin, the grassroots push back against high-stakes testing overkill is rapidly expanding across the nation. And, there’s even more evidence that school “reform” driven by standardized exam results is not supported by either academic research or real-world, classroom experience. High-Stakes Testing and Opting Out […]

For more complete information on each of these (and other) points see our full FairTest Fact Sheet: Eight Steps to Work for Testing Reform 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, […]

M E D I A A D V I S O R Y T H U R S D A Y, J A N U A R Y 1 0 , 2 0 1 3 Teachers at Garfield High Say MAP Test is Counterproductive,Say They’ll Refuse to Waste Students’ Time, School’s Resources–PRESS CONFERENCE TODAY– What: […]

By Lisa Guisbond, FairTest Published by the Answer Sheet, January 16, 2013 If you are surprised at the nationwide surge of support for Seattle’s Garfield High teachers’ boycott of district-mandated standardized tests, you probably haven’t been paying enough attention in class. Perhaps a pop quiz will help. In June, I constructed a pop quiz on […]

for further information: Dr. Monty Neill (617) 477-9792 Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 for immediate release Monday, January 14, 2013 NATIONAL ASSESSMENT REFORM LEADERS ENDORSESEATTLE TEACHERS’ SCHOOL TEST BOYCOTT;CALL FOR MORE EDUCATORS, PARENTS TO “JOIN IN” The country’s leading testing reform organization today announced its support for the boycott of Seattle Public Schools’ Measures of Academic […]