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Current as of  October 5, 2021 Support Test-Optional Admissions You can help encourage even more colleges and universities to treat applicants as “More Than a Score.” Your financial support will allow FairTest to promote test-optional policies at more conferences of admissions policy-makers, reach out to additional higher education leaders and distribute copies of this list […]

February 28, 2003 Dear Representative: As recognized experts in the fields of early childhood development and assessment, we write to express our concerns about plans proposed by the Head Start Bureau to implement a National Reporting System for all 4- and 5-year-olds in Head Start in the Fall of 2003. We agree in principle with […]

Dear Representative: As recognized experts in the fields of early childhood development and assessment, we write to express our concerns about plans proposed by the Head Start Bureau to implement a National Reporting System for all 4- and 5-year-olds in Head Start in the Fall of 2003. We agree in principle with the need to […]

More assessment reform progress to report as additional states and colleges eliminate their high-stakes testing requirements. Most significantly, a growing number of institutions are beginning to consider whether they need to reinstate these barriers to equity and educational quality after coronavirus disruptions have ended. Parents, students, educators and their allies should pressure policymakers to use […]

Controversies continue to swirl around policies that promote standardized testing misuse and overuse, and some policy-makers are taking action. There’s real progress to report in many states — check out this week’s clips for details of assessment reform victories! California Governor Vetoes Bill Allowing Districts to Use ACT/SAT as Mandatory Grade 11 Test https://edsource.org/2018/gov-brown-vetoes-bill-to-let-districts-give-sat-or-act-as-11th-grade-test/603058 California […]

American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Psychology in Education and Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory. (1993). Learner-Centered Principles for School Reform. Washington, DC: APA (Office of Psychology in Education, Education Directorate, APA, 750 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002). Includes principles for developing and using student-centered performance assessments that can enhance the learning process. Calls […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing While the U.S. Department of Education has approved initial No Child Left Behind implementation plans from all 50 states, many aspects of the states’ plans remain preliminary and in contention. Meanwhile, resistance among parents, teachers, school officials and state legislators continues to build as the potential negative consequences of NCLB […]

The following excerpt is from the opening chapter of STANDARDIZED MINDS: THE HIGH PRICE OF AMERICA’S TESTING CULTURE AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO CHANGE IT by Peter Sacks. (Perseus Books, Cambridge, Mass., February 2000). Most Americans take standardized mental tests as a rite of passage from the day they enter kindergarten. Gatekeepers of America’s […]

With 2020 state legislative sessions getting underway in many states, it’s the right time for educators, community leaders and grassroots activists to press their representatives to roll back testing misuse and overuse. Check out the assessment reform policy initiatives already in play in several jurisdictions in this week’s news clips. National Bernie Sanders and Mike […]