Brookline Educators Association Statement
Adopted by the BEA Representative Council on March 12, 2001 The Brookline Educators Association (BEA) supports high standards and accountability but opposes the use of a single high-stakes test to make life altering decisions about students, teachers, schools or school systems. In particular, we oppose the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) as currently implemented and […]
A Resolution of the Seattle Education Association
A Resolution of the Seattle Education Association Passed at the November 20, 2000 Representative Assembly Whereas, the unreliability of scoring alone is sufficient grounds to discount all results of the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL) [According to a Seattle Times investigative report (8/27/00), only one low-paid, temporary scorer skims each assessment, spending approximately 2 […]
High-Stakes Testing Flunks – USA Today op-ed September 7, 1999.
By Monty Neill The latest “school reform” scheme backed by politicians and business leaders who have never spent a day in a classroom teaching children is high-stakes testing — requiring students to pass a standardized exam before they can be promoted or graduate. Unlike other educational fads, this one isn’t just unproven; it has been […]
"SAT/ACT Optional" Admissions Enhances Equity and Excellence At Growing Number of U.S. Colleges
for further information: Charles Rooney (857) 350-8207 eves. Bob Schaeffer (941) 395-6773 for use after 12:00am, October 7, 1998 More than 280 colleges across the U.S. now admit some or all of their applicants without regard to SAT or ACT scores, and many say the policy has increased both the diversity and the academic quality […]
High Stakes, High Risks: The Dangers of High Stakes Testing
by Monty Neill Cover Story from the American School Board Journal, February 2003 As most of us know by now, the No Child Left Behind Act — the 2001 reauthorization of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act — mandates a massive increase in state assessments, which mostly means standardized tests. We also know that […]