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Welcome! This page lists standardized test resistance, refusal and reform actions and events by state. These include opting out, public forums and meetings, rallies, news conferences, legislative action days, and more. If you have an action or event to share, let us know at fairtest@fairtest.org and we will post it here. You can use the […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing Writing in his March 19, 2002 New York Times column, Michael Winerip commented, “As I travel the country, I find nearly universal contempt for this noble-sounding law signed last year by President Bush.” Indeed, opposition to the “No Child Left Behind” Act (NCLB), the recent reauthorization of the federal Elementary […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing Two-thirds of state K-12 student assessment systems do not reach even the middle level of system quality, according to a new FairTest study of testing programs in all 50 states. One-third of the systems need a complete overhaul and another third need major improvements if they are to provide support […]

Status: Archived Subject: University Testing In an effort to attract top-ranking students to public university systems, an increasing number of states base scholarship awards on college admissions test scores. When states employ a test-score cut-off in determining financial aid awards – a violation of the test-makers’ guidelines for proper score use – disproportionately few African […]

School testing season is underway, with stories covering boycotts, opt-out campaigns, rallies and, unfortunately, scandals in hundreds of media outlets around the nation. If you know of other activists, journalists or policy-makers who would benefit from receiving these weekly news summaries, please send me their email addresses. Lessons from Atlanta Cheating Scandal http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2013/04/07/-atlanta-school-cheating-scandal-column/2044107/ NY Parents […]

Pressure from parents, educators and community leaders has now forced policy makers in all 50 states to apply for and receive waivers from federal testing requirements. But some jurisdictions still need to act to suspend their own standardized exam mandates for high school exit exams, grade promotion, teacher evaluation and similar (mis-)uses. If any standardized […]

With this Spring’s federal and state testing mandates suspended, now is the time for local activists, educators and community leaders to begin developing campaigns to roll back standardized exam requirements for the 2020-2021 school year and beyond. Already, many colleges and universities have announced that they will implement ACT/SAT-optional policies for fall 2021 applicants and, […]

What a week! A national poll concludes that a majority of parents are critical of standardized exam overkill; more minority parents, students and educators speak out against test misuse; yet another state’s computerized testing system collapses; and the opt-out movement continues to grow in breadth and depth. No wonder more state and local education policy-makers […]

From state after state, there are encouraging reports of progress toward curbing standardized exam overkill and creating opportunities for alternative assessments and accountability systems. As always, grassroots activism — via opt-out campaigns, lobbying, public education, etc. — is the key to pressuring policy makers to adopt genuine reforms. ArizonaNew School Rating System Relies Less on […]

Though many public school classrooms remain closed with millions of children still learning remotely, the Spring 2021 “Testing for the Purpose of . . . Testing” season is nevertheless getting underway in many jurisdictions. Not surprisingly, there is strong resistance from parents, teachers and community leaders with huge numbers of families trying to opt out […]