FairTest News Release: Flat ACT scores shows failure of test-driven "school reform" + ACT score results.
FairTest News Release: Flat ACT scores shows failure of test-driven “school reform” + ACT score results. Attachment Size ACT_Scores_2011_Release.pdf 143.05 KB
Fact Sheet: "Tests, Cheating and Educational Corruption"
A PDF of the Fact Sheet: “Tests, Cheating and Educational Corruption” is available here. it is currently only available in PDF. Attachment Size Cheating_Fact_Sheet_8-17-11.pdf 253.79 KB
FairTest on the Atlanta Cheating Scandal
FairTest Op-Ed in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution: http://www.ajc.com/news/news/opinion/when-put-to-a-test-testing-culture-flunks/nQShs/ FairTest Op-Ed in USA Today: http://www.usatoday.com/NEWS/usaedition/2011-03-11-editorial11_ST1_U.htm
Diane Ravitch to Receive FairTest's "Deborah W. Meier Hero in Education" Award
At a reception and ceremony on Tuesday, November 15, 2011, at the Julia Richman Education Complex in Manhattan, New York City, FairTest will honor Diane Ravitch for her longtime commitment and contribution to public education, especially to educational equity. An influential thinker, speaker, historian, and author, Ravitch has written 10 books, edited/co-edited 14 others, and […]
Monty Neill's second written testimony to Mass Bd of Ed on teacher evaluation
See Monty Neill’s second written testimony to Mass Bd of Ed on teacher evaluation Attachment Size Written_testimony_to_BESE_6-16-11_-_Neill_-_FairTest.pdf 96.68 KB
Monty Neill's second written testimony to Mass Bd of Ed on teacher evaluation
See Monty Neill’s second written testimony to Mass Bd of Ed on teacher evaluation
ESEA Reauthorization and Ending the "School-to-Prison" Pipeline: A Congressional Briefing
ESEA Reauthorization and Ending the “School-to-Prison” Pipeline: A Congressional Briefing Sponsored by U.S. Senator Bernard Sanders Friday, June 24, 2011, 11:00 – 12:00 Senate Dirksen Room 562 Harsh school discipline policies, unnecessary bars to learning, and the improper use of tests, have pushed many students out of school. Some Federal education policies exacerbate this problem, […]
Flawed Massachusetts Teacher Evaluation Proposal Risks Further Damage to Teaching and Learning
Flawed Massachusetts Teacher Evaluation Proposal Risks Further Damage to Teaching and Learning By the Massachusetts Working Group on Teacher Evaluation of the National Center for Fair & Open Testing Full Report 2 Page Executive Summary For more information about teacher evaluation please see our new Teacher Page. Attachment Size fairtest report 6611.indd_.pdf 294.11 KB fairtestreportTwoPageSummary.indd_.pdf […]
Detailed FairTest study of NAEP results shows NCLB has not led to improved student learning.
FairTest has written a detailed analysis of NAEP trends conclusively showing that the rate of progress on NAEP has slowed or stagnated for most all groups in both reading and math and all grades tested on both the NAEP Long-term trend and NAEP Main tests. This shows NCLB has not produced improved learning outcomes. See […]
Spoken Testimony To The Mass BOE Against Using Student Scores to Judge Teachers
FairTest and allies testified to Mass Board of Education against proposed educator evaluation proposals; their spoken comments are here. Attachment Size MA_-_Public_Testimony_Opposing_Massachusetts_Proposed_Teacher_Evaluation_Regulations.pdf 664.54 KB