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You can tell that testing season is on the horizon when there’s assessment reform news from more than a third of the states in just one week. You can connect to other local activists by using the resources at:https://fairtest.orgdata.com.org/get_involved Alabama Future of ACT Aspire Testing in Limbohttp://www.decaturdaily.com/news/local/act-aspire-s-future-in-limbo/arti… California State Studies Ways to Improve Measures of […]

Anyone who believes that test-and-punish policies are primarily about “reforming” education, not a mix of politics and ideology, should read this week’s news clips. In the K-12 arena, many assessment requirements are faith-based, rather than evidence-driven. Fortunately, colleges and universities, where data and mission still guide decisions, continue to lead the way beyond reliance on […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing Errors continue to plague testing programs, producing delays in test results, inaccurate scores and flawed, unfair decisions about students and schools. Recent examples include: Unexpectedly low sixth- and seventh-grade math scores on Virginia’s state test mean many schools are in danger of losing accreditation. State officials are searching for a […]

for further information: Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 cell (239) 699-0468 for immediate release, Monday, February 8, 2010 NATIONAL MERIT SCHOLARSHIP CORP. BULLIES SCHOOL COUNSELOR TO REMOVE STATE-BY-STATE QUALIFYING TEST SCORES FROM WEB; FAIRTEST RE-POST’S “CENSORED” DATA TO SHOW AWARD’S BIASES. The National Merit Scholarship Corporation (NMSC), which runs the country’s most prestigious tuition aid competition, […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing Six hundred parents, educators, advocates, attorneys, civil rights activists and education administrators from around the cuntry assembled at Columbia University Teachers College in New York City on Saturday, March 31, for a day of talks, workshops and discussions about “high-stakes” testing. Presentations included struggles as diverse as the legal challenge […]

for further information:Dr. Monty Neill (617) 477-9792Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 for immediate release, Tuesday, June 26, 2012 HIGH-STAKES TESTING RESISTANCE SPREADS ACROSS NATION;RESOLUTIONS, BOYCOTTS, OPT-OUTS SHOW INCREASED PUBLIC OPPOSITIONTO FAILED “TEST-AND-PUNISH” SCHOOL POLICIES A rising tide of protest is sweeping the U.S. as growing numbers of parents, teachers, and administrators take action against high-stakes testing, […]

Status: Archived Subject: University Testing Like last year’s appointment of a business-oriented politician, former West Virginia Governor Gaston Caperton, to head the College Board, the selection of a marketing manager from a multi-national prescription drug corporation to head the Educational Testing Service (ETS) speaks volumes about the priorities of the industry. New ETS President Kurt […]

for further information: Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 cell: (239) 699-0468 Dr. Monty Neill (857) 350-8207 for release with SAT College Bound Seniors scores, Tuesday, August 30, 2005 “Minor score changes on the SAT and ACT exams by this year’s high school graduates again demonstrate the failure of the test-and-punish approach to meaningfully improve the quality […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings shocked many educators recently by claiming, “I talk about No Child Left Behind like Ivory soap: It’s 99.9 percent pure or something. There’s not much needed in the way of change.” Despite Spellings’ rhetoric, one thing is clear: The portion of teachers, students, administrators and […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing National resistance to the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law continues to mushroom along with the numbers of schools labeled as “failing” to make adequate yearly progress (AYP). As the law’s expectations sink in, many have reactions similar to Wisconsin mother Ellen Akins. “It was largely a map of progressively […]