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https://marketbrief.edweek.org/marketplace-k-12/state-testing-disruptions-likely-produced-dips-and-gains-in-student-scores-study-says/
CaliforniaState Must Move Ahead on New Approach to Education Accountability
https://edsource.org/2016/california-must-move-ahead-on-new-approach-to-school-accountability/568708
California Single-Number School Rankings Miss Key Factors
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/on_california/2016/08/single_number_school_rankings_miss_tasty_ingredients.html
ColoradoMultiple Pathways for Obtaining a High School Diploma
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/high_school_and_beyond/2016/08/colorado_expands_students_options_for_earning_high_school_diploma.html
Colorado Opt-Outs Take Toll on State Test
http://www.gjsentinel.com/news/articles/optout-option-takes-toll-on-tests
ConnecticutSBAC Results Are Not Educationally Meaningful
http://jonathanpelto.com/2016/09/02/hey-malloy-whats-deal-new-common-core-sbac-test-results/
District of ColumbiaHow DC Could Become National Model for Helping Schools Under Every Student Succeeds Act
http://www.citizenseffectiveschools.org/How%20DC%20Could%20Become%20National%20Model%20for%20Improving%20Low-achieving%20Schools_8.16.2016.pdf
District of Columbia Why You Should Not Take Test Scores Seriously
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/09/04/how-can-anyone-take-standardized-test-scores-seriously-when-stuff-like-this-happens/
FloridaTime to Reconsider Test-Score-Based Teacher Bonus Program
http://www.tampabay.com/blogs/gradebook/time-to-reconsider-floridas-best-and-brightest-bonus-state-board-vice/2291724
Florida District Loses Testing Lawsuit; Punishes Students
http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/editorials/editorial-hernando-school-district-loses-lawsuit-punishes-kids/2292085
IndianaDistrict Cuts Time Devoted to Testing
http://www.heraldbulletin.com/community/acs-recaptures-instructional-time-by-reducing-time-spent-on-standardized/article_95bcd1d8-c68e-5fe7-a42a-6165acc479f7.html
Kansas“Maker Movement” Challenges Test-Heavy Curriculum
http://www.cachevalleydaily.com/news/national/article_709bb178-fbf5-5256-ba56-3850ae1abfd3.html
KentuckyEducation Commissioner Touts New Approach to School Accountability
https://insiderlouisville.com/metro/kentuckys-education-commissioner-reflects-on-first-year/
MassachusettsA “Modest Proposal” to Test Private School Students
http://www.wbur.org/edify/2016/09/02/guest-commentary-a-modest-proposal-to-test-our-forgotten-students
MinnesotaSchool Accountability System to Change Under ESSA
https://www.mprnews.org/story/2016/09/01/minnesota-school-test-scores
MississippiPolitically Manipulated Grading Scheme Guarantees Fixed Number of “Failing” Schools
http://www.msparentscampaign.org/component/content/article?id=1420
New JerseyPARCC Test Remains a Hot-Button Issue
https://njmonthly.com/articles/just-for-the-web/parcc-tests-hot-button-issue/
New Jersey Raising PARCC Stakes a Major Blunder
http://www.courierpostonline.com/story/opinion/editorials/2016/09/04/editorial-raising-parcc-stakes-major-blunder/89869712/
New MexicoSchools “Uneducate” Kids By Focusing on Testing
http://www.rrobserver.com/opinion/columns/article_4480341c-7164-11e6-964b-cbdbc8cf9e14.html
OhioTeachers Say Tentative Contract Includes Less Student Testing
http://wksu.org/post/teachers-union-says-tentative-contract-includes-less-student-testing
OklahomaFinland As a Model for Assessment Reform
http://www.newson6.com/story/32884709/educate-oklahoma-finland-part-1
PennsylvaniaState Senator Plans to Sue Over Testing Requirements
https://gadflyonthewallblog.wordpress.com/2016/09/04/state-senator-get-ready-to-sue-the-pa-department-of-education-over-common-core-testing/
South CarolinaMath Problem in Understanding Test Scores
http://www.postandcourier.com/20160902/160909917/letter-math-problem
TennesseeNashville Polls Teachers About How to Change Testing
http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2016/09/01/nashville-schools-survey-eyes-testing-hope-guide-changes/89658686/
TexasTest Results Unused Due to Computerized Administration Problems
https://communityimpact.com/houston/sugar-land-missouri-city/education/2016/08/31/fort-bend-isd-experiences-staar-test-glitches-some-results-unused/
VirginiaStandardized Tests Drive Curricula
http://www.roanoke.com/opinion/letters/phelps-standardized-tests-drive-cirricula/article_ddd1044f-7e58-5f1d-b7ff-4f1aa6df146d.html
Virginia Developing Authentic Measures for Student Academic Learning, Engagement and Success
http://www.richmond.com/news/local/education/city-of-richmond/article_69eb9c98-32cc-526b-b8fa-c4985f73c3e2.html
InternationalWhy Finland Continues to Reject U.S. School “Reforms”
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2016/08/30/education-reform-common-core-finland-us-schools-column/89511246/
ACT/SATWhat’s Up with Test-Optional Admissions Policies?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/w-kent-barnds/whats-up-with-testoptiona_b_11329878.html
Worth Reading“Accountability:” Reclaiming the Worst Word in Education
http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2016/08/29/accountability-reclaiming-the-worst-word-in-education.html
Worth Reading How to Think Like Shakespeare
http://www.chronicle.com/article/How-to-Think-Like-Shakespeare/237593