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Public school classrooms in half a dozen states have recently opened for 2022-2023. Already, conflicts have arisen around testing requirements for students and educators. It’s also election season at the federal, state and local levels, meaning politicians will now be a bit more responsive to constituent concerns. Let’s make this a year in which grassroots […]

What is the ACT?The ACT is this “other” college admissions exam. When it was first introduced in 1959, it ACT was an abbreviation for American College Test. Today, the acronym stands for nothing. The ACT is comprised of four distinct tests: English, Math, Reading, and Science. The test has long claimed to be a achievement […]

Between expensive test prep, pricey advisors, unethical, and, in this case, downright illegal behavior, ACT and SAT scores are easily “gamed” by those with financial means. To reduce the unfair advantage that people with abundant resources have in our test-reliant admissions system, FairTest leads the national movement for test-optional admissions policies. Today more than 1,000 […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing Wyoming’s high school class of 2006 was the first to graduate under a new set of standards-based graduation requirements that represent an intriguing alternative to exit exams. Rather than rely primarily on test scores, Wyoming bases graduation decisions on a student’s “body of evidence,” a multiple measures approach. Exit exam […]

for further information: Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 cell: (239) 699-0468 for immediate release, Thursday, October 2, 2014 WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN NEXT WEEK’S SAT SCORE REPORT Average SAT scores for students who graduated in the high school class of 2014 are scheduled for public release next Tuesday, October 7 at 3:00 am EDT. The […]

1,700+ Colleges and Universities Do Not Require ACT/SAT Scores From Fall 2022 Applicants Two-Thirds of Bachelor-degree Granting U.S. Colleges and Universities Will Not Require ACT/SAT Scores From Fall 2022 Applicants 1,500+ U.S. Four-Year Colleges and Universities Will Not Require ACT/SAT Scores for Fall 2022 Entry 1,400+ U.S. Four-Year Colleges and Universities Will Not Require ACT/SAT […]

“Momentum” is the buzzword of the week for the assessment reform movement. In state after state, pressure from parents, students, educators, researchers, and grassroots activists is forcing policy makers to roll-back standardized testing policies that undermine education quality and equity. There’s still a long way to go, but progress is definitely taking place! Colorado Educators […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing The August 30, 2002, Texas Observer includes a fine article demolishing Texas’ test-based school “reform.” “Test Case: Hard Lessons from the TAAS,” by Jake Bernstein, explores many problems that are also occurring in other states. The article concludes that “[TAAS] produces a class of students who will be perfect employees […]

Parents, educators, students and activists in many communities are using the “quiet” summer months to plan campaigns that will build the assessment reform movement’s power once schools reopen. Across the country, more and more media outlets are reporting on the impact grassroots organizing already has made on policy-makers. Remember that archived issues of these weekly […]

A major fight is shaping up pitting Trump Administration Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and her inside-the-Beltway, stay-the-course testing allies against local school boards, teacher unions, and assessment reform activists around the issue of resuming high-stakes, mandatory standardized exams during the current school year. Make no mistake about it: this is primarily a political and […]