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With school doors opening across the country, there’s a surge of stories critiquing the value of test scores and examining potential assessment reforms. If you have colleagues or friends who would benefit from receiving these weekly news clip summaries, please encourage them to sign up at:https://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/weekly-news-signup Multiple StatesComputer Testing Errors Likely Disrupted Student Scoreshttps://marketbrief.edweek.org/marketplace-k-12/state-testing-disruptions-likely-produced-dips-and-gains-in-student-scores-study-says/ CaliforniaState […]

With each passing week, more policymakers are questioning the value of federal and state student testing mandates. Since high-stakes testing regimes have failed to improve academic performance significantly or to narrow historic gaps between demographic groups — proponents’ two major promises — a growing number of voters are pressing their elected representatives for reasons to […]

With each passing week, it becomes ever clearer that public school assessment policies are framed more by political, ideological, and business concerns than educational evidence. Keeping the heat on politicians, exposing their motivations and documenting the financial interests of the testing industry helps build the clout necessary to win genuine reforms. Multiple States What Happens […]

Many of this week’s stories reflect the growing recognition that standardized exam scores do not accurately reflect the realities of student academic achievement or school quality. That’s why an ever-increasing number of states and districts are cutting back on the volume of tests and the stakes attached to their results. ArizonaState’s School Letter Grades Are […]

With every passing week, the grassroots movement organizing to replace standardized testing overkill with better forms of assessment grows stronger and spreads to more parts of the nation. Check out these stories about local actions from Maine to California, with lots of states in between. California New School Data Dashboard Is More User Friendly https://edsource.org/2018/new-friendlier-look-coming-for-californias-school-dashboard/601950 […]

By D. Monty Neill In a “get tough” environment in which we are seeing an increase in the use of graduation and even grade-promotion tests, more testing seems to be on the agenda. Yet the problems with traditional testing have not gone away, Mr. Neill warns. He suggests a better approach. D. MONTY NEILL is […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing FairTest Examiner, May 2011 Can Congress pass a new Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) in 2011? What would a new federal law look like? While it is too early to tell, some possibilities exist for significant progress in rolling back the damage to teaching and learning caused by No […]

for immediate release, Monday, August 17, 2009 WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN THIS MONTH’S ACT & SAT SCORE REPORTS Average ACT scores for the high school class of 2009 are scheduled to be released on Wednesday, August 19. Historically, SAT scores for “College Bound Seniors” become available one week later. This year’s data will likely […]

The pandemic has accelerated a growing national recognition that standardized tests are both a poor way to measure academic progress and a contributor to social inequality.  In higher education, where academic leaders rely on evidence and institutional missions to determine policy, emphasis on the ACT/SAT and GRE to make admissions decisions has been cut back […]

Throughout my teaching career in New York City public schools, I considered myself extraordinarily lucky.  As a social studies teacher at Urban Academy and The Beacon School, both members of the New York Performance Standards Consortium (NYPSC), I had the freedom most professional educators only dream of. Because our schools have a waiver from Regents […]