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A new school year starts this week with classrooms opening in several states, particularly in the south. Already, controversies have broken out over the relationship between testing and the quest for educational quality and equity as a new spike in the COVID-19 pandemic threatens children, their parents and educators. Grassroots activists and policy-maker allies should […]

Is meaningful testing reform really possible in the current environment? Check out this recent news story to see an example of what your support of FairTest has accomplished https://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2021/07/30/SAT-ACT-pitt-penn-state-universities-testing-admissions-colleges-pennsylvania-state-system-Greenstein-equity-FairTest/stories/202107290190 To strengthen FairTest advocacy campaignsas a new school year is about to get underway, please make your most generous contribution today : or mail your check […]

for further information, contact: Bob Schaeffer(239) 395-6773 mobile (239) 699-0468 for immediate release Thursday, July 29, 2021 MORE THAN 1,600 ACCREDITED U.S. FOUR-YEAR COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES ARE ACT/SAT-OPTIONAL OR TEST-BLIND FOR FALL 2022 APPLICANTS; TWO-THIRDS OF BACHELOR-DEGREE INSTITUTIONS WILL NOT REQUIRE ADMISSIONS TEST SCORES FROM RISING HIGH SCHOOL SENIORS With a new college admission season […]

Recognition that high-stakes testing has failed to improve either educational quality of equity continues to spread across the nation. Increasingly pressure from parents, students, teachers, school leaders and grassroots activists is forcing policy-makers to walk back some of the worst exams of standardized exam misuse and overuse. There’s still a long way to go, but […]

Several states have begun to report spring 2021 standardized exam results. With many classrooms closed for more than a year and some students not even able to learn remotely because of technology challenges, it’s hardly surprising that average test results would drop. Rather than fixating on the fully expected score declines, education policy makers should […]

A first step in many successful assessment reform campaigns is encouraging the public — and policy-makers — to question the value of standardized exams and recognize that test results are often misleading. That is exactly what grassroots activists and their academic allies are doing in many states this summer. IllinoisAdvocacy Groups and Educators Oppose Plan […]

Holiday week or not, the movement to roll back standardized exam overkill continues to post more victories. Now is the time to press policymakers to make temporary test requirement suspensions permanent. Feel free to all on FairTest for help with your grassroots assessment reform campaigns — simply shoot us an email atfairtest@fairtest.org NationalWhere States Stand […]

The summer months are a perfect time to begin organizing assessment reform campaigns that can produce victories in the coming school year. Be sure to check out the many resources available at https://www.fairtest.orgas well as the archives of these weekly news updates athttps://fairtest.org.org/news/other CaliforniaPandemic “Learning Loss” Is Rooted in Racial Chasm Between Educators and Students […]

Though classrooms across the country have closed for the summer, pressure continues to grow to overhaul policies which promote standardized exam overuse and misuses. Parents, educators and public officials are all moving forward with efforts to reduce test volume, eliminate high-stakes consequences, and promote better forms of assessment. You can help by keeping the “heat” […]

More assessment reform progress — in state legislatures and on the ground — across the country. Continued grassroots pressure from parents, educators and community leaders remains crucial for leaving the era of standardized exam overkill behind. You can help provide the resources needed to support advocates and policy makers by clicking here: Alaska New State […]