It’s the final days for state legislative sessions and the peak of school testing season in many jurisdictions. So, frustration and anxiety abound, along with a few more assessment reform victories. Please continue sending testing policy updates tofairtest@fairtest.orgso that we can share them nationally. An archive of these weekly newsclip summaries is online at:https://fairtest.org.org/news/other
NationalTime for Education Secretary Cardona to Explain New Vision of Federal Policy That Does Not Rely on Standardized Testing
https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2021/05/26/30096/
AlabamaLawmakers Criticize Governor’s Insistence on Test-Based Grade Retention After Pandemic
https://www.alreporter.com/2021/05/28/lawmakers-critical-of-iveys-veto-to-delay-retention-portion-of-the-literacy-act/
MarylandBaltimore Schools Will Not Require Students To Repeat Grades in Fall
https://www.baltimoresun.com/education/bs-ed-grade-adjustments-city-schools-20210525-4zmofx6uvrcjhcax7bv4bp2q3y-story.html
MassachusettsDozens of Teachers, Many Kids Opt Out From State Test
https://www.bostonherald.com/2021/05/26/dozens-of-massachusetts-teachers-refusing-to-give-mcas-to-students-kids-opting-out-too/
MichiganGovernor Opposes Expanding Pass-Reading-Test-or-Flunk Bill
https://www.bridgemi.com/talent-education/gov-whitmer-against-expanding-michigans-read-or-flunk-law-4th-graders
New YorkParents Oppose Bill That Would Allow Test-Makers to Continue Selling Student Data
https://studentprivacymatters.org/opposition-to-bill-that-would-allow-college-board-act-to-keep-on-selling-student-data/
North CarolinaStudents and Parents Question Return to School to Take Annual Exams After Year of Turmoil and Trauma
https://www.wfae.org/education/2021-05-27/parents-students-and-educators-brace-for-exams-used-to-judge-a-year-of-turmoil-and-trauma
OregonBill to Overhaul High School Graduation Requirements Moves Toward Passage
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/oregon-students-would-no-longer-have-to-prove-they-can-do-basic-reading-writing-and-math-to-graduate-under-a-new-bill/ar-AAKufLx
PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia Will Not Use Test Scores for Selective School Admissions
https://whyy.org/articles/philadelphia-wont-use-test-scores-for-admissions-to-selective-schools-for-2022-23/
TexasLegislation Sent to Governor’s Desk Gives Seniors Path to Graduation Without Passing State Test
https://foxsanantonio.com/newsletter-daily/graduating-texas-seniors-have-viable-path-to-graduate-via-house-bill-999
University AdmissionsAll Colorado Public Colleges and Universities Can Now Out Out of ACT/SAT Requirements
https://www.9news.com/article/news/education/colorado-colleges-universities-opt-out-sat-act-tests/73-ed53b9c2-db4c-4b85-9647-62bc0da52091
Worth ReadingMultiple-Choice Math Test Format Advantages Boys
https://phys.org/news/2021-05-multiple-choice-exams-favor-boys-girls.html
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