Testing Resistance & Reform News: November 9 - 15, 2016

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