Testing Resistance & Reform News: July 28 – August 2, 2021

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NationalNot Surprisingly, Pandemic Education Disruptions Slowed Student Learning as Measured by Test Scores
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2021/07/28/theres-new-data-on-last-years-student-learning-loss-lets-not-draw-the-wrong-conclusions/

CaliforniaState Reduces Testing Requirements for Teacher Licensing
https://krcrtv.com/news/local/california-cuts-required-testing-for-teaching-credential

FloridaPandemic Year Test Scores Show Predictable Decline
https://www.tampabay.com/news/education/2021/07/29/pandemic-year-test-results-show-declines-for-florida-students/

IllinoisChicago to Overhaul Testing in Wake of Pandemic Education Disruptions
https://www.chicagobusiness.com/education/chicago-will-overhaul-standardized-testing-amid-questions-how-measure-covid-academic-gaps

IndianaLatest School Test Results Highlight Income Disparities
http://www.dailyjournal.net/2021/07/28/latest_ilearn_results_highlight_income_disparities/

MassachusettsChanging Exam School Admissions Rules a Good Start
https://commonwealthmagazine.org/education/vocational-and-exam-school-admission-changes-a-good-start/

New JerseyLegal Group Presses to Suspend High School Grad Test Requirement for Third Year in a Row
https://nj1015.com/legal-group-pushes-nj-to-suspend-graduation-test-for-third-year/

New YorkMayoral Nominee Wants to Deemphasize Standardized Exams in City Schools
https://riverdalepress.com/stories/the-city-the-classroom-and-eric-adams,75373

PennsylvaniaState Is Right to Reduce Weight of Test Scores in Teacher Evaluation
https://www.timesleader.com/opinion/1504600/our-view-pa-right-to-reduce-weight-of-test-scores-in-teacher-evaluations

TennesseeState Changes Exam Format Again with Third Vendor in Five Years
https://tn.chalkbeat.org/2021/7/27/22596044/tennessee-high-schoolers-start-return-online-testing

TexasCommunity Should Look Beyond Test Scores for Strategies to Improve Education
https://www.oaoa.com/opinion/texas-view/texas-view-community-should-look-beyond-staar-scores/

University Admissions2/3 of U.S. Colleges and Universities Are ACT/SAT-Optional or Test-Blind for Fall 2022 Applicants
https://www.highereddive.com/news/over-two-thirds-of-bachelors-granting-colleges-wont-require-sat-act-for/604163/

University Admissions Updated List of 1,600+ ACT/SAT-Optional and Test-Blind/Score-Free Schools
https://fairtest.org.org/Two-Thirds-of-Colleges-Universities-Will-Not-Require-ACT/SAT

Worth ReadingWould Eliminating Exam Time Limits Reduce Test Anxiety, Increase Performance?
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-clock/202107/would-eliminating-time-limits-reduce-test-anxiety

Worth Reading Can We Create Student Assessments That Are Helpful to Teachers?
https://mets2006.wordpress.com/2021/08/03/can-we-create-student-assessments-that-are-helpful-to-teachers/

Bob Schaeffer, Executive Director
FairTest: National Center for Fair & Open Testing
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email-bobschaeffer@fairtest.org

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