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From California to Massachusetts and Florida to Minnesota, the assessment reform movement is gaining steam. Many of this week’s stories highlight the ways grassroots mobilizing by parents, educators and community activists is pressuring policymakers to reduce testing volume and eliminate high-stakes standardized exams. Check out FairTest’s organizing guide for more helpful resources: https://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/get_involved/tools NationalThe Purported […]

With stories from 20 states, this week’s news clips demonstrate the growing breadth and depth of the national movement fighting for fewer standardized tests, no high-stakes exams and better assessments. You can have friends and allies sign up for these updates at:https://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/weekly-news-signup NationalTeachers Want States to Go For Bold Changes Under ESSAhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2016/10/nea_wants_states_to_go_for_bol.htmlNational FairTest’s “Assessment Matters” […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing FairTest Examiner – October 2007 New reports from two reputable sources of nationwide public opinion data – Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup and Public Education Network — underscore steadily growing support for a fundamental overhaul of the controversial “No Child Left Behind” (NCLB) law. A recent Phi Delta Kappa/Gallup poll shows that […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing FairTest Examiner – July 2007 How’s this for a challenge? For her senior project at the School Without Walls High School in Rochester, NY, 19-year-old Roya Sakhizada explained how CAT scans work, something she became familiar with working at a Rochester hospital. After her six-month community service stint, the hospital […]

Status: Archived Subject: University Testing Studies by the Chicago Annenberg Research Project and the Consortium on Chicago School Research have found that students obtain higher scores in both reading and math in classes in which teachers engage in more interactive instruction, embed basic skills within more complex intellectual work, and move the students ahead rather […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing By Martha Foote Responding to pressure from the state legislature and activists, New York’s Board of Regents agreed to extend the New York Performance Standards Consortium’s variance from the state’s high-stakes Regents tests (Examiner, Fall 2001). The agreement will be finalized at the Board’s monthly meeting in July 2005. A […]

The New Federal Education Law: A Basis for a Stronger Testing Resistance and Assessment Reform Movement The U.S. Congress has replaced No Child Left Behind (NCLB) with a comprehensive overhaul of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, called the “Every Student Succeeds Act” (ESSA). The re-write ends most of the punitive NCLB mandates and […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing FairTest Examiner – July 2008 The U.S. Department of Education has proposed sweeping changes to No Child Left Behind (NCLB) regulations, some of which could <do> further damage to schools. It has given six states permission to modify their sanctions, an action that appears contradictory to some of the proposed […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing Two recent publications develop powerful critiques of the impact of standardized tests. One focuses on teaching literacy, the other on accountability. They add important depth to understanding the nature of the problem and to thinking about replacing most standardized tests for both educational and accountability purposes. In “Literacy Assessment Reform: […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing by Ken Jones In the current fever over using high-stakes testing for accountability, little discussion has been given to how this strategy affects the democratic purposes of schools. Most of the time, test scores are treated as ends in themselves, as if they can stand alone as clear indicators of […]