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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 […]

List of 156 Signers Updated December 13,2011 The undersigned education, civil rights, religious, children’s, disability, and civic organizations are committed to the No Child Left Behind Act’s objectives of strong academic achievement for all children and closing the achievement gap. We believe that the federal government has a critical role to play in attaining these […]

List of 156 Signers Updated December 13,2011 The undersigned education, civil rights, religious, children’s, disability, and civic organizations are committed to the No Child Left Behind Act’s objectives of strong academic achievement for all children and closing the achievement gap. We believe that the federal government has a critical role to play in attaining these […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing A coalition of 28 New York public high schools, the New York Performance Standards Consortium, filed suit in state court in August against Commissioner of Education Richard Mills and the State Education Department after Mills revoked the Consortium schools’ waiver from the requirement that all students pass the state’s standardized […]

PRESS RELEASE—FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE SEATTLE TEACHER REFUSES TO ADMINISTER WASL TEST TO STUDENTS, CITING MULTIPLE HARMS TEST CAUSES STUDENTS, TEACHERS, SCHOOLS, AND PARENTS Date: April 20, 2008 Contact: Juanita Doyon, Director, Parent Empowerment Network, Spanaway, 253/973-1593 Carl Chew, Seattle Teacher, 206-265-1119 email ctchew@earthlink.net Carl Chew, a 6th grade science teacher at Nathan Eckstein Middle School […]

Status: Archived Subject: K-12 Testing Recent research reveals that one-third to three-quarters of the schools in most states will fail to meet new “Adequate Yearly Progress” (AYP) requirements established by the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA). AYP is a formula intended to ensure that all students attain the “proficient” level on state exams within […]

Supporters of the federal No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law use many arguments to defend the controversial law. The strongest-sounding arguments have little to do with the law’s actual provisions, while others are simply false. We have prepared this fact sheet to help people reply to the various claims made in defense of NCLB; sort, […]

PEARSON’S HISTORY OF TESTING PROBLEMS compiled by Bob Schaeffer, Public Education Director FairTest: National Center for Fair & Open Testing Updated June 11, 2019 1998 California – test score delivery delayed 1999-2000 Arizona – 12,000 tests misgraded due to flawed answer key 2000 Florida – test score delivery delayed resulting in $4 million fine 2000 […]

Grassroots struggles to free students, educators and schools from the tyranny of standardized testing misuse and overuse continue to make progress as the U.S. prepares to celebrate its national Independence Day. Have a greatJuly 4th! NationalWhere States Are Headed for Accountability Under ESSAhttp://www.ewa.org/blog-educated-reporter/accountability-and-essa-where-states-are-headedNational How to Expand ESSA Accountability Beyond Test Scoreshttp://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/59552aa2e4b0f078efd987ebNational ESSA Expands Focus on […]

FairTest / CARE (Coalition for Authentic Reform in Education) MCAS: Making the Massachusetts Dropout Crisis Worse “I think a lot of people are going to drop out if they fail this test. If they feel they’re not going to make it to college, why bother trying?” – Lacy Langevin, New Bedford High School, Class of […]