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for further information: Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 cell (239) 699-0468 for immediate release Monday, July 27, 2015 GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY GOES TEST-OPTIONAL; MOVEMENT OF SCHOOLS TO DE-EMPHASIZE ACT/SAT ACCELERATES WITH 40 DROPPING ACT/SAT REQUIREMENTS IN PAST TWO YEARS Today’s announcement by George Washington University that it will no longer require most applicants to submit ACT […]

Praising FairTest as “an incredibly vibrant and important organization that provides an essential service” — and specifically citing these weekly updates — former PBS education correspondent John Merrow postsFairTest Is Not a Footnoteand urges readers to provide more financial support around our upcoming “Heroes in Education” event. https://themerrowreport.com/2017/09/13/fairtest-is-not-a-footnote/This week’s clips include stories from more than […]

Regents Exam Review Panel English Language Arts Report of Proceedings Hosted by Rockefeller Foundation June 7, 2001 A panel of eight writers and university faculty met on June 7, 2001, under the auspices of the Rockefeller Foundation, to review and discuss the English Language Arts (ELA) Regents exam. As writers and as teachers of college […]

for further information:Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 cell (239) 699-0468 for immediate release, Wednesday, April 29, 2015 TEST-OPTIONAL ADMISSIONS GROWTH SURGE;NEW SURVEY SHOWS RECORD NUMBER OF COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIESDROPPED ACT/SAT EXAM SCORE REQUIREMENTS IN PAST YEAR;LIST NOW INCLUDES 850 BACHELOR-DEGREE GRANTING SCHOOLS As this weekend’s final SAT of the academic year draws near, a new survey […]

With every passing week, the grassroots movement organizing to replace standardized testing overkill with better forms of assessment grows stronger and spreads to more parts of the nation. Check out these stories about local actions from Maine to California, with lots of states in between. California New School Data Dashboard Is More User Friendly https://edsource.org/2018/new-friendlier-look-coming-for-californias-school-dashboard/601950 […]

The High Stake of High-Stakes Testing Dave Orphal Teacher Zoe Barnum High School orphald@eurekacityschools.org Abstract This article first appeared in Alternative Network Journal. After forty-nine states have adopted state standards for education and as the number of states attaching high-stakes examinations to these standards grows, it becomes more necessary for educators to enter into the […]

As grassroots pressure forces more and more policy makers to recognize the failure of test-driven “school reform,” there’s a sharp uptick in the number of jurisdictions rolling back standardized exam requirements. Parents, educators, and other activists need to keep the heat on their elected representative to eliminate test overuse and misuse. National The “Education Reform” […]

WHY THE MCAS HURTS Brookline Tab — May 8, 2002 Guest Commentary by Dana Monnier, Emma Stoskopf-Erlich, Riva Lencer, Irene Behrman,Adam Stoler, Alessandro Ascherio We all feel education is a vital part of life, which is why we care so much about what is going on inside our schools. The MCAS takes away from the […]

FairTest is pleased to announce that Andre Green will take over as Executive Director later this summer when Dr. Monty Neill retires. For details about Andre’s background and early information about a November event to honor Monty and welcome Andre: http://www.fairtest.org/andre-green-be-new-fairtest-executive-director-whe National Questions and Answers About ESSA’s Testing Requirement http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2018/07/essa_testing_funding.html Arkansas Test Scores, Damn Lies, […]

The Biden Administration’s decision to require the administration of federally mandated standardized exams this year contradicts the judgement of parents, educators, and community leaders. At least 10 states had already prepared test waiver requests, both major teacher unions oppose the exams, and polls showed that a majority of parents wanted tests suspended. Claiming that assessment […]