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Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing FairTest is collaborating with education, civil rights, parent and community organizations, and researchers, to develop a set of principles that can guide accountability programs. The portions of the draft principles included below are intended to spur further discussion; they are not a final product nor have they been endorsed by […]

American Psychological Association Presidential Task Force on Psychology in Education and Mid-continent Regional Educational Laboratory. (1993). Learner-Centered Principles for School Reform. Washington, DC: APA (Office of Psychology in Education, Education Directorate, APA, 750 First St., NE, Washington, DC 20002). Includes principles for developing and using student-centered performance assessments that can enhance the learning process. Calls […]

By D. Monty Neill In a “get tough” environment in which we are seeing an increase in the use of graduation and even grade-promotion tests, more testing seems to be on the agenda. Yet the problems with traditional testing have not gone away, Mr. Neill warns. He suggests a better approach. D. MONTY NEILL is […]

[A Note from FairTest: this report focuses on New York City, but contains strong arguments and a good set of references.]Institute for Education & Social Policy Steinhardt School of Education New York University and National Center for Schools and Communities Fordham UniversityMarch 2004In his 2004 State of the City, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg announced a […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing FairTest Examiner, December 2008 Richard Rothstein, Rebecca Jacobsen and Tamara Wilder’s new book, Grading Education: Getting Accountability Right, is a valuable addition to the nation’s thinking on accountability, though it does not go far enough in its discussions of assessment. Noting that NCLB is “an utter failure,” the authors would […]

Failing Our Children: · How “No Child Left Behind” Undermines Quality and Equity in Education · An Accountability Model That Supports School Improvement “No Child Left Behind” (NCLB), the title of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, describes a worthy goal for our nation. Tragically, NCLB is aggravating, not solving, the real problems that […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing “No Child Left Behind” (NCLB), the title of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act, describes a worthy goal for our nation. Tragically, NCLB is aggravating, not solving, the real problems that cause many children to be left behind. NCLB must be overhauled if the federal government is to make […]

Presented by Julie Woestehoff, PURE executive director September 12, 2003 Introduction Parents United for Responsible Education (PURE) is a public school parent advocacy organization based in Chicago. We have a paid membership of 800 parents, teachers, and others who care about high quality public school education for all children. PURE’s goal is that every child […]

The following excerpt is from the opening chapter of STANDARDIZED MINDS: THE HIGH PRICE OF AMERICA’S TESTING CULTURE AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO CHANGE IT by Peter Sacks. (Perseus Books, Cambridge, Mass., February 2000). Most Americans take standardized mental tests as a rite of passage from the day they enter kindergarten. Gatekeepers of America’s […]

The following excerpt is from the opening chapter of STANDARDIZED MINDS: THE HIGH PRICE OF AMERICA’S TESTING CULTURE AND WHAT WE CAN DO TO CHANGE IT by Peter Sacks. (Perseus Books, Cambridge, Mass., February 2000). Most Americans take standardized mental tests as a rite of passage from the day they enter kindergarten. Gatekeepers of America’s […]