What to say when you call your senator about NCLB
When you call your Senator to ask him to help overhaul NCLB, here are five suggested talking points, which you can deliver in 2-3 minutes: Introduce yourself, say what city or town you are from, and tell the person you want to convey a message about No Child Left Behind. If this Senator is on […]
FairTest Key Recommendations to the Senate, October 16, 2011
FairTest key recommendations to the Senate, October 16, 2011: Here are FairTest’s key points that should be part of a Senate bill. We rely in part on the recommendations of the Forum on Educational Accountability (FEA). We specifically respond to some of the points in the Harkin-Enzi bill to reauthorize NCLB/ESEA. Do not mandate any […]
Contacting your Senators to recommend changes to NCLB
Contacting your Senators to recommend changes to NCLB: You can reach your members of Congress or the Committees by fax, phone, email or regular mail. A fax is the best way to contact Senators, if you can, since it arrives immediately and you can provide a bit of detail (but keep it to a page, […]
FairTest Under Attack! — How You Can Help
As the assessment reform movement grows ever stronger – with many more students opting out of exams and dozens of additional colleges dropping ACT/SAT requirements – knee-jerk defenders of the test-crazy status quo have launched a nasty counter-attack focused on FairTest. Most recent is Andrew Breitbart – the same cynical opportunist who hired phony pimps […]
Models for Writing About Personal Experience with NCLB
Models for writing about personal experience with NCLB’s damaging effects: Parents about children: I’ve seen the way NCLB and our state high-stakes tests have changed the way schools in my town teach writing–for the worse. In 6th grade, instead of learning about different forms and aspects of writing, my younger son’s class endlessly practiced the […]
FairTest Written Testimony on School-to-Prison-Pipeline Bills Before the MA House
To: Joint Committee on Education, Hearing on Bills Related to Student Issues From: Lisa Guisbond, Policy Analyst, 617-730-5445, Guisbond@mit.edu Re: Written Testimony in Support of H177, H178, H1949, and S238. Date: September 27, 2011 Dear Members of the Joint Committee on Education: I am here today to speak on behalf of FairTest, the National Center […]
FairTest responds to the Administration's dangerous "flexibility" proposals to change NCLB.
In “From the Frying Pan to the Fire While Adding Gasoline,” FairTest responds to the Administration’s dangerous “flexibility” proposals to change NCLB. Attachment Size Fairtest_on_Waivers_092311.pdf 209.36 KB
What Should Congress Do About Teacher Evaluation?
The Forum on Educational Accountability has published a public letter: What Should Congress Do About Teacher Evaluation? A Public Letter from the Forum on Educational Accountability.(PDF)
FairTest Critiques Sen. Alexander's ESEA-NCLB proposals: The few benefits don't outweigh the problems.
Click here to read: FairTest Critiques Sen. Alexander’s ESEA-NCLB proposals: The few benefits don’t outweigh the problems. Attachment Size Republican_Sen_ESEA_Bills_-_Neill_blog_-_National_Journal.pdf 150.75 KB
FairTest Press Release on Many Test-Optional Schools Earning High U.S. News Rankings
for immediate release, Tuesday, September 13, 2011 MANY TEST-OPTIONAL SCHOOLS EARN HIGH U.S. NEWS RANKINGS; 35 OF TOP 100 LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES DO NOT REQUIRE ACT/SAT SCORES FROM ALL OR MANY APPLICANTS The U.S. News & World Report “Best Colleges 2012” guide released today ranks more than eight dozen undergraduate schools with test-optional admissions policies […]