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NOTE: FOR A PRINT FORMATED PDF COPY OF THIS FACT SHEET CLICK HERE. FOR FAIRTEST’S INFOGRAPHIC ON THE COMMON CORE, CLICK HERE Under No Child Left Behind (NCLB), each state set its own learning standards and developed tests to measure them. But NCLB’s failure to spur overall test score gains or close racial gaps led […]

Stop testing madness, create culture to truly prepare students Posted: Thursday, May. 17, 2012 – Charlotte Observer op ed From Pamela Grundy and Carol Sawyer, co-chairs of Mecklenburg Area Coming Together for Schools: It’s test week, and every public school teacher and parent in North Carolina knows what that means. Students taking End of Grade […]

PEARSON’S HISTORY OF TESTING PROBLEMS compiled by Bob Schaeffer, Public Education Director FairTest: National Center for Fair & Open Testing Updated June 11, 2019 1998 California – test score delivery delayed 1999-2000 Arizona – 12,000 tests misgraded due to flawed answer key 2000 Florida – test score delivery delayed resulting in $4 million fine 2000 […]

There’s no “summer vacation” for assessment reformers — in response to ongoing pressure from grassroots activists, more and more policymakers in many states are backing away from test-and-punish policies that undermine educational quality and equal opportunity. California Leverage Data, Not Test Scores, to Improve Teaching and Learning https://www.smartbrief.com/original/2019/07/leverage-data-close-achievement-gaps Florida Politicians Should Listen to Educators About […]

The pace of assessment reform news quickens as the 2016-2017 academic year begins to unfold across the U.S. In addition to revitalizing many ongoing controversies, a new issue in many jurisdictions is how much testing flexibility will be allowed under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. Grassroots activists are actively campaigning to reduce the number […]

There’s no evidence of any “summer doldrums” for the U.S. assessment reform movement. With each week, more and more states respond to grassroots pressure by reducing testing mandates and the time devoted to standardized exams. Nationally, the impact is striking: for example, the number of jurisdictions with high school exit exams has been trimmed to […]

With new state legislative sessions getting underway, momentum is building for further rollbacks of testing overuse and misuse. Look for many more victories in 2019 as parents, educators, students and community leaders push for genuine assessment reform. California Governor Brown Abandoned Top-Down Accountability, Pushed Multiple Indicators https://edsource.org/2019/landmark-reforms-championed-by-gov-brown-leave-deep-imprint-on-california-education/606576 Florida State’s School Grades Ignore Many Groups of […]

Though many states are cutting back on standardized exam overkill, there are still frequent reports of test cheating, inappropriate high-stakes, and narrowed curriculum, along with stressed out kids (and educators). It’s time for K-12 policymakers to replace failed requirements with better forms of assessment just as their higher education colleagues are doing with ACT/SAT-optional undergraduate […]

A broad range of voices — from parents and teachers to scholars and researchers to legislators and governors — continue to speak out against testing overuse and misuse. As the assessment reform movement grows, it has an ever-increasing impact on public policy, particularly at the district and state level. Arkansas State to End “Gotcha” School […]

As school doors open after the Labor Day holiday, challenges to standardized testing misuse and overuse continue to accelerate across the U.S. — make sure your assessment reform stories and resources are included in these weekly roundups by sending links to bobschaeffer@fairtest.org National Senator Will Introduce Bill to Reduce Number of Federally Required Testshttp://missoulian.com/news/local/tester-again-seeks-to-reduce-the-number… Alabama […]