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Status: Archived Subject: University Testing FairTest Examiner, May 2011 Over the past several months, FairTest has published new reports, articles and fact sheets covering a range of testing issues, including the “school to prison pipeline,” racial justice issues, the 2010 SAT and ACT score releases, implications for NCLB of slowing gains and widening gaps on […]

Believe it or not, summer vacation is already over for students in several states. For example, the public school year began across Oklahoma and in Indianapolis on August 1. Many Florida districts re-open next week. With the start of classes, controversies over testing policies accelerate. At the same time, scores from last year’s exams and […]

National News Court Blocks Ed Dept's Data Demands for Over 170 More Colleges; Judge Broadens Existing Order Court Blocks Order A "Nation at Risk" Built on a Lie; Now We Need Transformative Change Away From "Drill and Kill" Testing That Harms Students Academically and Emotionally No More Drill and Kill We Need to Stop Overlying […]

Aggressive grassroots testing resistance campaigns and a string of assessment reform policy victories highlight a very active week with standardized exam season now underway in many states. Standardized Testing and Young Children — new FairTest assessment reform resource in English and Espanolhttps://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/standardized-testing-and-young-children California How Parents Can Opt Children Out of Standardized Testinghttp://www.cta.org/optout Connecticut State Removes […]

Hundreds of thousands of parents, students, educators and community leaders across the U.S. play important roles in the growing assessment reform movement. This fall, FairTest will celebrate two national leaders in the struggle against high-stakes testing and for educational justice: Schott Foundation President John H. Jackson and Mass. Teachers Association President Barbara Madeloni. You can […]

More states are reporting spring 2021 standardized exam scores with totally predictable results. But there’s little concrete evidence that the data is being used to improve educational quality and equity in public school classrooms. So far, the exercise seems little more than another example of “testing for the sake of testing.” National Schools Should Not […]

Thanks to everyone who has responded so far to FairTest’s 35th anniversary fundraising request, especially for the many positive comments about the value of our assessment reform initiatives such as these weekly news updates. If you did not have the opportunity to contribute (we know there was a technical problem with the “button” in some […]

Graduation tests do not promote the knowledge, skills and habits needed for success in college or skilled work. According to college professors and employers, high school graduates must be able to analyze conflicting explanations, support arguments with evidence, solve complex problems that have no obvious answer, reach conclusions, conduct research, and engage in the give-and-take […]

Graduation tests do not promote the knowledge, skills and habits needed for success in college or skilled work. According to college professors and employers, high school graduates must be able to analyze conflicting explanations, support arguments with evidence, solve complex problems that have no obvious answer, reach conclusions, conduct research, and engage in the give-and-take […]

Below find materials by other organizations and individuals about the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and its predecessor, No Child Left Behind (NLCB). 2018: State ESSA Plans: Uneven Progress Toward Better Assessment and Accountability 2017: FairTest Report: Test Reform Victories Surge in 2017: What’s Behind the Winning Strategies? “Overhauling Assessment Systems” summarizes the Forum on […]