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Pressure from grassroots activists and a bipartisan group of policymakers has forced President Trump and Education Secretary DeVos to allow states to suspend federal standardized exam requirements in the wake of the coronavirus. To protect public school children, educators and their families, state leaders must now be pressed to: 1) Apply immediately for waivers of […]

What is the MCAT?The Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) serves as the entry screening assessment for most U.S. medical schools. Developed by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and administered to over 55,000 students annually, the 6-hour exam consists of 221 multiple-choice items and two essays. Divided among four sections, scores on Biological Sciences, […]

January 2007Executive Summary Download a print formated PDF of this executive summary. Download a print formated PDF of the complete report. Public education in the U.S. faces a critical choice. We can continue to follow the path of punishment and privatization promoted by business and political interests and enshrined in No Child Left Behind (NCLB) […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing FairTest Examiner – July 2007 In ever increasing numbers, reports of schools and districts tampering with high-stakes exams, facilitating cheating or turning a blind eye to inappropriate test-taking behavior continue to occur. The harsh penalties and heavy pressure of the current testing requirements of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and […]

What is the MCAT? The Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) serves as the entry screening assessment for most U.S. medical schools. Developed by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and administered to over 55,000 students annually, the 6-hour exam consists of 221 multiple-choice items and two essays. Divided among four sections, scores on Biological […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing Revised U.S. Department of Education regulations for implementing the “No Child Left Behind” law will allow states to report fewer failing schools for the time being. Urban schools serving diverse, low-income student bodies will remain very likely to fail, while a similar fate for more homogeneous suburban and rural schools […]

What is the MCAT? The Medical College Admissions Test (MCAT) serves as the entry screening assessment for most U.S. medical schools. Developed by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) and administered to over 55,000 students annually, the 6-hour exam consists of 221 multiple-choice items and two essays. Divided among four sections, scores on Biological […]

(NOTE: For a print formatted PDF of this fact sheet click here) The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) requires that states assess 95% of all students, and 95% of each “subgroup” in every school with federally mandated annual state tests in English and math. It says that in calculating average school test scores, a school […]

for further information: Harry Feder, Esq. 917 273-8939               Bob Schaeffer      239 699-0468 for immediate release, Wednesday, February 21, 2024OVERWHELMING MAJORITY OF U.S. COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES REMAIN ACT/SAT-OPTIONAL OR TEST-BLIND/SCORE-FREE FOR FALL 2025; More than 80% of U.S. four-year colleges and universities will not require applicants for fall 2025 admissions to submit ACT/SAT scores according to a new tally […]

January 2007 Executive Summary Download a print formated PDF of this executive summary. Download a print formated PDF of the complete report. Public education in the U.S. faces a critical choice. We can continue to follow the path of punishment and privatization promoted by business and political interests and enshrined in No Child Left Behind […]