Testing Resistance & Reform News: June 30 -July 6, 2021

Holiday week or not, the movement to roll back standardized exam overkill continues to post more victories. Now is the time to press policymakers to make temporary test requirement suspensions permanent. Feel free to all on FairTest for help with your grassroots assessment reform campaigns — simply shoot us an email atfairtest@fairtest.org

NationalWhere States Stand on ESSA Accountability Waivers for Spring 2021 Testing
https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/the-feds-offered-waivers-on-essa-accountability-heres-where-states-stand-on-getting-them/2021/06

FloridaState Might Use ACT/SAT Scores for School Grades — What Baloney!
https://accountabaloney.com/index.php/2021/07/01/using-the-sat-for-school-grades-what-justifies-that-baloney/

IllinoisOver-Zealous Testing Plan Will Hurt Kids Who Need Most Help
https://www.eduhonesty.com/lets-math-this-problem-why-our-overzealous-testing-disproportionately-discriminates-against-the-kids-who-have-already-fallen-over-the-cliff/

IndianaTest Scores Drop, As Expected
https://www.wdrb.com/in-depth/english-math-scores-expected-to-drop-in-indianas-ilearn-results/article_9994353e-daa5-11eb-b294-83d4393259f3.html

MassachusettsNew Exam School Entry Rules Consider Applicants’ Economic Status
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/06/29/boston-exam-school-task-force-settles-on-rec-for-new-entrance-requirements-despite-opposition/

MichiganNew Law Allows High School Grades to Substitute for Test Scores in State Scholarship Awards
https://www.abc12.com/2021/07/01/michigan-students-can-receive-scholarships-not-linked-act-sat-scores/

New YorkDo High Scores on the Selective High School Admissions Test Correlate with Academic Success?
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/06/law-professor-calls-for-elimination-of-bar-exam-requirement-after-latest-results-show-large-racial-gap/

North CarolinaDistrict Warns Parents That Test Scores May Be Less Accurate This Year
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/wake-gives-early-warning-to-parents-school-test-scores-may-be-less-accurate-this-year/ar-AALAI9N?ocid=BingNewsSearch

OhioLegislature Passes Bill to End ACT/SAT Test-Taking Graduation Requirement; Replace A-to-F School Grades
https://woub.org/2021/06/30/ohio-legislature-finalizes-reform-to-school-district-evaluation-system/

TexasPandemic’s Impact on Children Reflected in Lower Test Scores
https://www.valleycentral.com/news/local-news/poor-staar-test-results-show-pandemics-impact-on-childrens-learning/

UtahState to Consider Redesigning School Accountability System
https://kjzz.com/news/state-to-examine-redesigning-school-accountability-system

University AdmissionsACT/SAT-Optional Policies Helped First-Generation Applicants
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2021/07/04/shifting-test-optional-during-covid-led-more-college-applicants/7845411002/

Employment TestingLaw Professor Calls for Elimination of Bar Exam
https://legalinsurrection.com/2021/06/law-professor-calls-for-elimination-of-bar-exam-requirement-after-latest-results-show-large-racial-gap/

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