Testing Resistance & Reform News: November 9 - 15, 2016
The November 8 tidal wave swamped most other news, but a number of testing-related stories and commentaries still appeared over the past week. Perversely, the ugly election results may create new opportunities for assessment reform victories at the local, state, and even federal levels.
National Five Things to Watch on ESSA Under Trump
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2016/11/five_things_to_watch_on_essa_u.html
Alabama Board of Ed Balks at School Grading Law
http://www.decaturdaily.com/opinion/editorials/state-boe-balks-again-at-school-grade-law/article_b93b930c-64e4-5802-9827-88cf65e601b3.html
Florida New Program to "Pinpoint Student Needs" May Add to Testing Overload
http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/education/fl-iready-palm-beach-schools-20161112-story.html
Georgia Voters Reject State Takeover of Low-Scoring Schools
http://www.myajc.com/news/news/local-education/opportunity-school-district-appears-headed-to-defe/ns5kj/
Indiana Decision Time for New State Testing Direction
http://www.indystar.com/story/news/education/2016/11/14/decision-time-new-istep-test/93637926/
Iowa State Seeks Public Input on Plans to Implement New Fed. Ed. Law
http://www.kcrg.com/content/news/Public-input-wanted-for-Iowas-version-of-The-Every-Student-Succeeds-Act--400633611.html
Massachusetts Legislators Protest Plans to Penalize Schools for High Opt-Out Rates
http://www.amherstbulletin.com/State-senate-president-Stanley-Rosenberg-among-lawmakers-who-protest-state-accountability-downgrade-for-opt-out-PARCC-districts-5770711
Minnesota Should State Do More to Stop Test Cheating
http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/news/education/4156047-should-minnesota-do-more-stop-standardized-test-cheating-education-dept-has
New York State's Failure to Overhaul Tests Spurs Opt-Out Movement
http://www.timesunion.com/local/article/State-No-change-in-reading-math-tests-before-10613512.php
Ohio Too Much Testing Is Top Concern for Ohio Parents and Educators
Ohio Raising Student Achievement Will Require Additional Investment, Not Just Raising the Bar
http://www.herald-dispatch.com/opinion/editorial-raising-student-achievement-will-require-greater-investment/article_0927513f-3411-51e4-9a84-636bdbb2fcec.html
Pennsylvania End Standardized Testing to Improve Education
http://www.pennlive.com/opinion/2016/11/standardized_testing.html#incart_river_index
West Virginia State Super Admits "Test Scores Don't Tell Whole Story"
http://www.theintelligencer.net/news/top-headlines/2016/11/w-va-superintendent-michael-martirano-test-scores-dont-tell-whole-story/
University Admission ACT/SAT-Optional List Tops 900 Colleges and Universities
http://fairtest.org/testoptional-admissions-list-tops-900-colleges-and
Worth Reading How Standardized Tests Maintain Segregation
http://atlantablackstar.com/2016/11/08/how-standardized-testing-maintains-achievement-gap-perpetuates-black-self-doubt-and-self-hatred/
https://blackmattersus.com/19322-standardized-testing-is-new-form-of-racical-segregation/
Worth Reading The Danger of Data-Driven Instruction
http://www.ascd.org/publications/educational_leadership/nov16/vol74/num03/Code_Red@_The_Danger_of_Data-Driven_Instruction.aspx
Worth Reading In Search of a Better Accountability System
http://cce.org/thought-leadership/blog/post/in-search-of-a-better-accountability-system
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