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State after state is moving to roll back standardized exam requirements for this spring and eliminate high-stakes consequences. It’s time for the federal government to follow suit by granting waivers from all public school testing mandates at least for spring 2021. Remember to encourage friends and allies to sign on to the National Call to […]

The pace of assessment reform news accelerates with legislatures back in session and annual school testing drawing near. Many states are beginning to use their new flexibility under ESSA as parents, students, teachers, supervisors, school board members and community activists push for major reductions in standardized exam mandates. National States Balance Ambitious and Achievable in […]

With stories from 20 states in just the past week, it’s clear that controversies around school testing policies are not abating. Grassroots pressure from parents, students, educators, and community leaders is forcing some policymakers to back off from failed test-and-punish policies. The summer academic break is a great time to build even stronger assessment reform […]

The summer months are a perfect time to begin organizing assessment reform campaigns that can produce victories in the coming school year. Be sure to check out the many resources available at https://www.fairtest.orgas well as the archives of these weekly news updates athttps://fairtest.org.org/news/other CaliforniaPandemic “Learning Loss” Is Rooted in Racial Chasm Between Educators and Students […]

Most states have now sought waivers from federal testing requirements, which the U.S. Department of Education quickly granted, but several holdouts still need grassroots pressure to lift this burden from students, parents and families In addition, many states have not yet taken action to suspend their own testing mandates (e.g. exit exams, grade promotion score […]

In state after state — and even in Washington DC — lawmakers are responding to grassroots’ concerns by beginning to rein in standardized exam overuses and misuses. There’s still a long way to go to win comprehensive assessment reform but there is concrete evidence of real progress. Check out FairTest’s new test opt-out resources to […]

With spring testing winding down in many schools after another trouble-filled season, parents, educators and community activists are pressuring policy makers to focus on overhauling state assessment systems using the increased flexibility possible under the new, federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). National Congressional Leaders Urge Full Stakeholder Participation in ESSA Implementationhttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2016/05/murray_scott_urge_b… California Board of […]

Assessment policies have long been heavily influenced by ideologues from across the political spectrum — the support of “No Child Left Behind” by groups like the so-called Democrats for Education Reform and Jeb Bush’s Foundation for Educational Excellence is just one example. In the current climate of ultra-politicized debates, however, standardized testing has become a […]

Public support for what Harvard Professor Daniel Koretz labels the “Testing Charade” (http://www.press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/T/bo24695545.html) is dropping rapidly around the nation. As a result, campaigns by parents, students, teachers, school leaders, and community activists are rolling back standardized exam misuse and overuse in many states and districts. Look for a new FairTest report documenting 2017 assessment reform […]

The assessment reform drumbeat continues to reverberate ever more strongly across the nation. As growing numbers of parents, educators, students and school leaders speak out, more policy makers begin to implement meaningful changes in testing policy. Check out this week’s developments: National What to Expect From October 30 NAEP Scores Release https://www.educationnext.org/what-to-expect-nations-report-card-predictions-2019-naep/ California Are Test […]