Election Day 2018 is only two weeks away. There’s still time to identify and support candidates who will promote assessments that advance deeper learning and stronger teaching, not impose counter-productive test-and-punish policies. Remember: if you want to change bad policies, you have to change policy makers!
National Vote Against Narrow-Minded School “Reformers” Who Promote Test-and-Punish Policies
https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2018/10/22/education-professor-my-students-asked-who-i-would-vote-heres-what-i-told-them/
Multiple Jurisdictions Four States Signal Interest in ESSA Assessment Innovation Pilot
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/campaign-k-12/2018/10/essa-innovation-testing-georgia-kansas-south-carolina-hawaii.html
Florida Governor Candidates Differ Strongly Over Standardized Testing, Other Education Issues
https://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/education/school-zone/os-ne-governors-race-education-20181016-story.html
Georgia Both Candidates for Ed. Superintendent Criticize Testing Overkill
https://www.myajc.com/news/local-education/candidates-for-state-school-superintendent-bridge-partisan-divide/fk7DvogIWQ8IyLmOY5pDWO/
Indiana Students and Teachers, Not Testing, Make Biggest Difference in Schools
https://www.jconline.com/story/news/opinion/letters/2018/10/16/op-ed-teachers-not-testing-make-biggest-difference-our-schools/1658362002/
Maine State Backs Away From Proficiency-Based Learning
https://chalkbeat.org/posts/us/2018/10/18/maine-went-all-in-on-proficiency-based-learning-then-rolled-it-back-what-does-that-mean-for-the-rest-of-the-country/
Massachusetts Testing Fixation Limits Project-Based Work, Portfolio Assessment
https://lesstestingmorelearning.tumblr.com/post//story-24-teacher-mcas-takes-toll-on
New Jersey PARCC Test Gets New Name, Fewer Questions
https://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/education/parcc-gets-a-new-name-fewer-questions-for-spring/article_7c344958-37ff-5b8b-84bd-fc67f7f244a0.html
New York The Opt-Out Movement is Quietly Gaining Ground
https://hechingerreport.org/opinion-the-opt-out-movement-is-gaining-ground-quietly/
North Carolina Test-Focused Third Grade “Read to Achieve” Policy Failed to Improve Academic Performance
https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/education/article220318855.html
Ohio State School Board Supports Multiple Pathways to High School Graduation
https://www.mydaytondailynews.com/news/state-school-board-backs-long-term-graduation-changes-weighs-emergency-fix/j6RfiT2qG9496m9iio3ItK/
Pennsylvania Superintendents Support New Alternatives to Exit Exam
https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/here-s-what-you-need-to-know-about-pa-changing/article_5dcc3f5c-d17e-11e8-987d-dba75641f946.html
Pennsylvania Keystone Exams Were A Mistake from the Start
https://www.timesleader.com/opinion/editorials/722189/their-view-keystone-exams-were-a-mistake-from-the-start
Tennessee Legislative Elections Will Determine Testing Policy
https://www.chalkbeat.org/posts/tn/2018/10/18/its-not-just-the-governors-race-heres-what-tennessees-big-legislative-turnover-could-mean-for-education/
Tennessee County School Board Votes “No Confidence” in State Test
https://www.manchestertimes.com/living/education/county-school-board-issues-no-confidence-vote-for-tnready/article_19ace1be-d16a-11e8-8bc8-6b863a6a57e3.html
Worth Reading Putting the Public Back Into Public School Accountability
http://www.kappanonline.org/gottlieb-schneider-putting-public-back-into-public-accountability-public-schools/
Bob Schaeffer, Public Education Director
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