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With school doors opening across the country, there’s a surge of stories critiquing the value of test scores and examining potential assessment reforms. If you have colleagues or friends who would benefit from receiving these weekly news clip summaries, please encourage them to sign up at:https://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/weekly-news-signup Multiple StatesComputer Testing Errors Likely Disrupted Student Scoreshttps://marketbrief.edweek.org/marketplace-k-12/state-testing-disruptions-likely-produced-dips-and-gains-in-student-scores-study-says/ CaliforniaState […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing The Bush administration’s failure to fully fund the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law is by now a well-known problem. Less well-known but more significant are a range of challenges and critiques leveled by educators, parents, civil rights advocates and even conservative commentators, who argue that there is an urgent […]

Victories — both large and small– in many states paint a bright picture for the grassroots assessment reform movement. As a momentous election season draws near, politicians will be paying even more attention to the concerns of their constituents. Parents, students, educators and community activists need to make sure policy makers know you want them […]

The Virginia Board of Education says that: The SOL program will improve public education by holding everyone to high standards through high-stakes testing. TRUTH: It is a common, but untrue, assumption that high-stakes testing produces improved learning and student achievement. Test scores rise, in large part, because of more focus on expected test content and […]

Continuing a slow but steady movement, several more states have eliminated testing requirements and others are considering rolling back mandates. There’s still a long way to go to end test misuse and overuse, but signs of progress should not be downplayed. Assessment reform advocates looking for more information about alternatives to standardized exams should check […]

With the academic year wrapping up across the U.S., education news coverage is turning to the many negative impacts of excessive testing requirements on students, teachers, schools and communities. This fall’s state and local elections can help define a new framework for assessment policy making NationalThe Bottom Line on Opting Out of High-Stakes Testshttps://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2018/06/08/the-bottom-line-on-opting-out-of-high-stakes-standardized-tests/ FloridaTime […]

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 […]

The grassroots assessment reform movement has refused to take a “summer break.” Across the country, parents, educators and community activists are pressing policymakers to take advantage of the increased testing flexibility allowed under the new federal education law. Already, many states have responded by cutting back standardized exam requirements. Where change is not taking place […]

With stories about assessment reform appearing in fully one-third of all U.S. states over just the past week, it is clear that the movement to eliminate standardized exam misuse and overuse continues to accelerate across the country. Alabama District Criticizes State’s School Report Cardhttp://whnt.com/2018/02/01/athens-city-schools-system-releases-statement… California Parents Applaud Multi-Measures School Performance “Dashboard”https://edsource.org/2018/despite-some-critical-feedback-p%E2%80%8Barent…California Federal Vision of School […]

National States Can Soon Pursue “Innovative Assessment” Pilot Program Under NCLBhttp://hechingerreport.org/states-will-soon-free-transform-standardized-…National Many States Set Ridiculously Unachievable Goals Under ESSAhttps://www.usnews.com/opinion/articles/2017-11-17/the-every-student-suc… Florida Schools Seeks Graduation Test Waiver for Students with Classes Disrupted by Hurricanehttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/high_school_and_beyond/2017/11/miami_supe… Hawaii Many Flaws in Current State Testinghttp://www.civilbeat.org/2017/11/making-hawaii-student-testing-more-mean… Illinois High School “Proficiency” Bar Set Higher Than “College Readiness”https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/11/17/to-be-proficient-in-illino… Maryland State Data Now Includes Data […]