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Current as of  October 5, 2021 Support Test-Optional Admissions You can help encourage even more colleges and universities to treat applicants as “More Than a Score.” Your financial support will allow FairTest to promote test-optional policies at more conferences of admissions policy-makers, reach out to additional higher education leaders and distribute copies of this list […]

4/21/04 v.4.4 The State of Teacher Education in California A Report to Faculty, Students, and the Public Over the last two decades federal and state laws and regulations were enacted ostensibly to improve academic standards, extend educational opportunity, and raise the quality of public schools and teacher education. These laws are not only failing to […]

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA TAI KWAN CURETON, LEATRICE SHAW, : CIVIL ACTION ANDREA GARDNER, and : ALEXANDER WESBY, : NO. 97-131 individually and on behalf of all others : similarly situated, : : Plaintiffs, : : v. : : NATIONAL COLLEGIATE : ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION, : : Defendant. […]

Note: A printable PDF of this page is located here. GMAT Basics: The Graduate Management Admissions Test is the standardized exam used by graduate business schools for admissions decisions. It is designed and produced by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) and administered throughthe Graduate Management Admissions Council (GMAC). The three-hour, computer-adaptive test is almost exclusively […]

Proponents of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law have charged critics with creating “myths” about the law and have issued their own “facts.” It’s time to look at the evidence for a reality check on NCLB’s claims of success.[1] THE CLAIM: Proponents say higher test scores prove NCLB is working. THE REALITY: Rising […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing New research has found that test scores, particularly year-to-year score gains, are too erratic to use fairly for holding schools accountable. Average school scores and short-term gains or losses typically fluctuate widely due to factors outside a school’s control. Thus, rewards or sanctions based on test scores are likely to […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing With his new book, Class and Schools, former New York Times education columnist Richard Rothstein makes an important contribution to the debate over how to close the academic achievement gap. He clearly and compellingly reframes the education reform discussion, asserting that while good schools can and do make a difference […]

Key Assessment and Accountability IssuesFacing the ESEA Reauthorization Conference Committee Overall, FairTest supports the Senate’s bill to reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), regarding assessment and accountability, though the House bill contains stronger provisions on some important points. Both bills include several steps toward reversing the damage caused by No Child Left Behind […]

High-Stakes Test-Based Accountability Policies: Problems and Pitfalls Anne Wheelock In 1993, the Massachusetts Board of Education approved a policy advisory for circulation to all school districts in Massachusetts. Entitled “School Account-ability and Indicator Systems: Implications for Policy Making in Massachusetts,” the policy advisory presented research on accountability policies and standards-based reform. Among other findings, this […]

As we enter into a national debate on school improvement and greater public school accountability with a heavy emphasis on testing, educators are concerned that a solitary focus on testing ignores important opportunities to help all students achieve at high levels. Overreliance on testing could have the unintended consequence of hurting more than helping. NEA […]