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As school testing season draws closer, parents, educators and state policy makers are ramping up demands on the incoming Biden Administration to waive this year’s exam mandates. Add your voice and your organization’s by signing on to the National Call to Suspend High-Stakes Standardized Tests in Spring 2021 at: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/suspend-high-stakes-student-testing If federal and state governments […]

State after state is moving to roll back standardized exam requirements for this spring and eliminate high-stakes consequences. It’s time for the federal government to follow suit by granting waivers from all public school testing mandates at least for spring 2021. Remember to encourage friends and allies to sign on to the National Call to […]

With the prospect of a new President and Secretary of Education, pressure is rapidly building on policy makers to waive public school standardized testing mandates at least for the current academic year. The FairTest-initiated “National Call to Suspend High-Stakes Testing in Spring 2021” is a core element of this national campaign — be sure you […]

Two resolutions for assessment reformers to welcome the new year!Sign the “National Call to Suspend High-Stakes Testing” and encourage your friends to do sohttps://actionnetwork.org/petitions/suspend-high-stakes-student-testingMake a tax deductible gift to FairTest to help win more testing reform victories in 2021https://fairtest.org.org/donate NationalNew Ed. Secretary’s First Task Is Curbing Standardized Exam Mandateshttps://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/education-secretary-s-first-task-curb-standardized-tests-1.1540625 Multiple StatesMillions of English Learners Face […]

Awaiting President-elect Biden’s official nomination of the next U.S. Secretary of Education, pressure is building on the incoming administration to suspend this springs federal standardized exam mandates. Many states are already taking their own actions to reduce testing requirements and consequences. To keep the heat on policy-makers, please encourage friends and allies to join the […]

The test-and-punish crowd is already backing down in the face of a growing movement to suspend this year’s standardized exams. They still want to mandate state and local tests (even though the federal government has cancelled its own National Assessment of Academic Progress because of health concerns) but now claim they do not want to […]

Across the U.S., parents and educators are rising up against politicians who insist on resuming in-person, standardized exams in the midst of a pandemic. A huge, grassroots opt-out movement is likely to take off, if Spring 2021 testing mandates are not waived. Remember to sign the “National Call to Suspend High-Stakes Testing in Spring 2021” […]

for further information, contact: Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 mobile (239) 699-0468 for immediate release Wednesday, December 2, 2020 ASSESSMENT REFORMERS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO SUSPEND HIGH-STAKES STUDENT TESTING IN SPRING 2021; PETITION CALLS ON BIDEN ADMINISTRATION, STATE LEADERS TO LIFT STANDARDIZED EXAM MANDATES Forcing public schools to administer standardized exams to students after COVID-19 disruptions would […]

Today, FairTest is launching the “National Call to Suspend High-Stakes Testing in Spring 2021.” We know from public opinion polls and other research that a vast majority of parents and teachers think it is ridiculous to claim that you can get meaningful results from a standardized test in the middle of a pandemic. If you […]

As the Biden presidential transition moves into high gear, a decision about waiving federal standardized exam requirements for spring 2021 looms as one of the first major issues for a new U.S. Secretary of Education to address. Simultaneously, pressure is building on states to waive their own K-12 and university admissions testing mandates. FairTest is […]