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Status: Archived Subject: University Testing FairTest Examiner, October 2012 Recently released ACT and SAT results for the high school class of 2012 provide additional evidence that No Child Left Behind (NCLB) and state high-stakes testing programs have not improved college readiness. Combined with results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, where gains have slowed […]

The Coalition of Essential Schools has a collection of high-quality assessments and ways to use them to achieve equity: http://www.ceschangelab.org/cs/clpub/view/cl_cat/29 May 2007 is CES “National Exhibtion Month” – for more on it, see http://www.essentialschools.org/pub/ces_docs/schools/nem/nem_overview.html ENHANCING TEACHING AND IMPROVING LEARNING: A Proposed System of Curriculum-Based Assessment for the Chicago Public Schools by the Commission on Improving […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing While insisting that students and schools meet strict test-based accountability requirements, many states have been unable to meet their own standards for accurate and timely test score reporting. Long delays in the release of test scores this spring wreaked havoc on academic planning in many states, leaving students and their […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing Michigan’s new Education Superintendent Tom Watkins has postponed implementing the state’s new school accreditation process, saying the plan needs further adjustments. At the same time, the state adopted a new law which scales back previous grade promotion rules. Under the accreditation plan, schools would have had to test 80 percent […]

for further information, contact Jesse Mermell (857) 350-8207 Robert Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 cell (239) 699-0468 for immediate release Monday, September 22, 2008 TEST-OPTIONAL COLLEGES LIST SOARS PAST 775 AS LEADING ADMISSIONS GROUP URGES MORE SCHOOLS TO RECONSIDER SAT/ACT STANDARDIZED EXAM REQUIREMENTS AND STOP MISUSE OF SCORES OF SCHOLARSHIPS As the nation’s leading organization of college […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing Examiner Newsletter, March, 2013 A nationwide protest movement against the stranglehold of high-stakes testing on our schools has escalated to a rolling boil. Boycotts, opt-out campaigns, demonstrations, and community forums are among the tactics being pursued in cities such as Austin, Seattle, Portland, Oregon, Chicago, Denver and Providence. Meanwhile, the […]

Donald E. HellerAssistant Professor of EducationUniversity of Michigan In the spring of 1999, approximately 124,000 high school students throughout Michigan took the Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) High School Tests (HST). The tests were given in four subject areas: mathematics, reading, science, and writing. Students are not required to take the tests. In June 1999, […]

San Francisco Examiner Monday, Aug 23, 1999 By Caroline GrannanSPECIAL TO THE EXAMINER The people who make decisions about California’s public schools are enraptured at the moment by the notion that scoring every kid nationwide on the exact same test will make our schools great. This idea is propelled by a weird political whirlwind rather […]

School testing season is underway in many jurisdictions, but a record number of families are refusing to participate in pointless games dictated by inside-the-DC-Beltway politicians and ideologues. The breadth and depth of pushback by parents, teachers, and policy makers at the state and local levels is unprecedented as opt-out movements rapidly expand across the nation. […]

This week’s top story describes in rich detail the current opportunity for assessment reformers to transform educational testing across the U.S. Be sure to read the piece to the end to see FairTest’s agenda for K-12 testing reform. Now is the time to connect with like-minded individuals in your state and community. Feel free to […]