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November’s sweeping electoral victories for teachers and programs that advance public education have encouraged assessment reformers across the U.S. to push back against new test-and-punish initiatives and reverse current misuses of standardized exams. FairTest believes 2019 will be a year of major victories in the movement for assessment policies that support better teaching and more […]

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 stories from more than 20 states, this week’s news clips again demonstrate the growing reach, diversity, energy and effectiveness of the national assessment reform movement. National Test Defenders Try to “Whitewash” Opt-Out Movement to Weaken Its Clouthttp://thinkprogress.org/education/2016/04/11/3767723/forgotten-activist… Multiple States Technical Problems Plague Computerized Testinghttps://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/technical-glitches-plague…Multiple States FairTest Chronology of Computer Testing Foul-Upshttp://www.fairtest.org/computerized-testing-problems-chronology Arizona Could Giving […]

As schools plan to re-open this fall or winter, at least in some form, two states, Georgia and Michigan, have already requested waivers from federal testing requirements for the 2020-2021 academic year. Make sure your state becomes part of the rapidly growing assessment reform movement — contact FairTest for model proposals and strategic guidance. GeorgiaState […]

Two steps forward, one step back. At the same time assessment reform activists are pressing to have standardized exams waived for the upcoming school year — if classes even resume this fall — the test-and-punish crowd is pushing to restore previous requirements . . . and then some! Because testing is primarily a political policy, […]

Testing controversies continue to produce major news stories across the nation as the grassroots assessment reform movement presses to roll back the pervasive overuse and misuse of standardized exams. National Draft Federal Regulation Try to Continue Test-and-Punish Policies Under ESSAhttps://janresseger.wordpress.com/2016/06/02/federally-mandated-test-and… California More than Half of Students Opt-Out of Tests at Two Schoolshttp://www.paloaltoonline.com/news/2016/05/28/paly-gunn-again-see-low-sm… Florida After Protests, […]

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 […]

With each passing week, momentum builds for campaigns to replace failed test-and-punish policies that continue to undermine public school educational quality and equity. Note the national breadth (and depth) of the movement for genuine assessment reform. Back issues of these weekly updates are archived at: https://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/news/other — if you received this via social media, you […]

Grassroots struggles to free students, educators and schools from the tyranny of standardized testing misuse and overuse continue to make progress as the U.S. prepares to celebrate its national Independence Day. Have a greatJuly 4th! NationalWhere States Are Headed for Accountability Under ESSAhttp://www.ewa.org/blog-educated-reporter/accountability-and-essa-where-states-are-headedNational How to Expand ESSA Accountability Beyond Test Scoreshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/59552aa2e4b0f078efd987ebNational ESSA Expands Focus on […]

Another week of standardized exam foul-ups leads more states to de-emphasize test scores or, at least, question their assessment policies. Check out FairTest’s chronology of computerized testing problems at:https://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/computerized-testing-problems-chronology Alaska State Seeks Federal Testing Waiver After Computer Exam Failedhttp://www.newsminer.com/news/education/state-seeks-standardized-testing… California State at Odds with Feds Over School Rating Proposalshttps://edsource.org/2016/california-and-proposed-federal-regulations-at…California New Teacher Evaluations Do Not Rely […]