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The Presidential Candidates on NCLB – Update, October 2008 With just two months until the presidential election, the Democratic and Republican parties have had their respective conventions and produced party platforms, which gives us an opportunity to see if the candidates are saying anything new about NCLB. The short answer is, nothing very specific. Independent […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing A massive expansion of mandated testing plus harsh sanctions for schools which fail to make “adequate yearly progress” (AYP) on the tests is expected to pass Congress this fall. The conference committee appointed to reconcile differences between House and Senate versions of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) is […]

October 24, 2013Senator John J. Flanagan, ChairCommittee on Education RE: The Regents Reform Agenda: “Assessing” Our Progress Oral Testimony Dear Chairman Flanagan and Members of the Committee: Thank you. My name is Monty Neill and I am Executive Director of FairTest, the NationalCenter for Fair & Open Testing, headquartered in Boston. We are the nation’s […]

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 […]

for release after 12:01 a.m., June 27, 2002 for further information contact: Anne Wheelock: 617-524-7324 Monty Neill: (857) 350-8207 In a study released today, the National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) and the Massachusetts Coalition for Authentic Reform in Education (CARE) conclude that use of annual score changes on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment […]

FairTest’s Monty Neill presented invited testimony on graduation tests and alternatives to the Maryland Board of Education. The letter also appears attached at the bottom as a formatted PDF: October 21, 2008 James DeGraffenreidt, Chair Members of the State Board of Education 200 West Baltimore Street Baltimore, MD 21201 Copies sent by regular mail and […]

Pressure from grassroots activists and a bipartisan group of policymakers has forced President Trump and Education Secretary DeVos to allow states to suspend federal standardized exam requirements in the wake of the coronavirus. But to completely eliminate Spring 2020 testing, state leaders must 1) file formal requests with the U.S. Department of Education to be […]

More cracks in the wall of political support for high-stakes, standardized test driven education with assessment reform initiatives advancing across the country often with FairTest and our allies in the lead. As legislatures convene for their 2023 sessions, many states will be considering proposals to roll back high-stakes standardized exam misuses and advance better forms […]

By Monty Neill, Interim Executive Director This was posted on the National Journal blog at http://education.nationaljournal.com/2010/03/sizing-up-the-new-blueprint… The Obama Administration’s “Blueprint for Reform” continues to rely far too heavily on standardized tests to control schools and define learning. As a result, it provides far too little reform of the discredited No Child Left Behind law (NCLB). […]

by Monty Neill, Ed.D., Executive Director, FairTest Five major national education organizations convened the Commission on Instructionally Supportive Assessment (2001 – find links there), chaired by James Popham and including prominent measurement and education experts. The Commission’s report, Building Tests To Support Instruction and Accountability: A Guide for Policymakers, offers some sound advice which, if […]