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Less Testing, More Learning Testimony to the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee Monty Neill, Ed.D., Executive Director, FairTest (National Center for Fair & Open Testing) Emailed to FixingNCLB@help.senate.gov (NOTE: for a print friendly PDF of this document click here.) February 2, 2015 Dear Chairman Alexander, Ranking Member Murray, and Members of the […]

By George N. Schmidt [The following article will be published on page one of the October issue of Substance. Substance will be mailed to readers on Thursday, October 3, 2002]. Twelve English and Social Studies teachers from Chicago’s massive Curie Metropolitan High School have informed Chicago schools Chief Executive Officer Arne Duncan that they intend […]

The ITBS and TAP Tests What every CPS Parent needs to know Parents, do you believe that either the Iowa (ITBS) or the high school TAP tests alone accurately measure your child’s abilities? Do you believe that, if your child works hard enough, he or she should be able to “pass” the ITBS or TAP? […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing As the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act and many state high-stakes testing programs further reduce education to test preparation under the guises of equity, high standards and accountability, Deborah Meier’s new book, In Schools We Trust, describes how to create schools worthy of trust. She explains why standardization, imposed […]

As FairTest’s first-generation leaders move toward retirement., the organization has begun the process of planning for a smooth transition. The first step is hiring a consultant to develop a new strategic plan to make the assessment reform movement even more effective. Working with current staff, board, and other stakeholders, the ideal candidate will also be […]

Thu, 08/23/2012 – 9:55pm Resistance to High Stakes Testing Spreads A national resolution to limit standardized testing is gathering support. By: Bob Schaeffer District Administration, September 2012 Resistance to High Stakes Testing SpreadsMembers of the American Federation of Teachers react to comments made at their annual conference this past summer in which AFT President Randi […]

This week’s news clips reinforce the trend summarized in FairTest’s new report “Testing Reform Victories 2016.” The upcoming academic year will feature fewer tests with reduced consequences attached to them along with an initial wave of improved assessment systems encouraged by the federal Every Student Succeeds Act. Obviously, the grassroots testing resistance and reform movement […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing Though a new wave of high-stakes testing threatens to inundate schools in many districts across the nation, progress in transforming assessment continues at both the local and state levels. To create a climate in which performance assessment can flourish and support improved student learning, the basic presumptions behind the testing […]

FairTest regrets to announce the death of George Rosenfeld, a long-term member of the organization’s Board of Directions. In addition to his effective work with FairTest, George was a much-honored leader of Odyssey House, the New York City addiction recovery organization, where he had been elected Board Chairman. George also served on the boards of the […]

This week’s stories from 20 states, overseas, higher education and even the world of video games again demonstrate the rising tide of the assessment reform movement. You can learn more about how to replace high-stakes standardized exams with performance assessments by signing up for FairTest’s Sunday evening March 6 webinar. National Register now for Performance […]