Testing Resistance & Reform News: October 19 – 25, 2016

The national wave of opposition to test misuse and overuse continues to swell even as media attention focuses on the closing days of election season. All winning candidates will have to pay heed to the rising tide of grassroots pressure for many fewer standardized exams, an end to high-stakes testing and support for better assessments.

NationalAssessing Does Not Mean Testing
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/assessing-doesnt-mean-tes_b_12615654.html

National Protecting Opportunity to Learn Through State ESSA Implementation Plans
http://schottfoundation.org/blog/2016/10/17/webinar-protecting-opportunity-learn-through-essa-state-accountability-plans

ArizonaState Superintendent Considers Alternatives to Current Testing Program
http://www.havasunews.com/news/arizona-schools-boss-diane-douglas-wants-to-test-differently/article_acda65d8-94f4-11e6-96d4-4ffd155c1259.html

CaliforniaWill New School Accountability System Really Work?
https://edsource.org/2016/once-in-place-will-school-accountability-system-really-work/570821

FloridaDespite Court Ruling, Some Districts Don’t Promote Students Who Opt Out
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/education/os-third-grade-testing-retention-lawsuit-20161020-story.html

GeorgiaWhat Happened to Students When Educators Went to Jail for Cheating?
http://www.wbur.org/npr/495806074/educators-went-to-jail-for-cheating-what-happened-to-the-students

Georgia School Report Card Law Flawed
http://www.decaturdaily.com/opinion/editorials/school-report-card-law-flawed/article_2e2e6ca7-793b-5a63-b92d-dc05749b3268.html

IndianaAssessment is Key Issue in State School Chief Race
http://www.batesvilleheraldtribune.com/news/local_news/assessing-schools-a-key-issue-for-state-schools-chief/article_a8f46391-5941-5dd0-873b-95b207fdf9ed.html

MinnesotaRedefining Accountability as More Than Test Scores
https://www.minnpost.com/education/2016/10/redefining-school-accountability-minnesota-it-s-more-test-scores-and-graduation-ra

MississippiAccountability System Does Not Do Schools Justice
http://starherald.net/opinion-columnists-joseph-brown/accountability-system-does-not-do-our-schools-justice

MontanaU.S Senator Says ESSA Can’t Be “NCLB 2.0”
http://helenair.com/news/politics/tester-juneau-education-officials-essa-can-t-be-no-child/article_4255cdc8-eaad-5bc9-b05e-3d38f5c00f52.html

New JerseyCivil Rights Groups File Suit Against PARCC Graduation Test
http://nj1015.com/nj-civil-rights-groups-file-lawsuit-challenging-parcc-grad-requirements/

New MexicoState Ed Chief Hears Public Input on ESSA
https://www.abqjournal.com/870169/state-education-chief-gathers-abq-input.html

New YorkWill New Test Open Entry Door to Selective High Schools
http://thebrooklynink.com/2016/10/21/55403-a-wider-door-nyc-alters-the-entry-test-to-its-top-high-schools/

North CarolinaTesting Policies Deter New Teachers
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article109783322.html

PennsylvaniaLarger Lessons From Keystone Exam Error
http://triblive.com/opinion/editorials/11348216-74/data-error-administrators

Pennsylvania Work Begins on ESSA Plan
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pde-releases-essa-workgroup-report-set-to-begin-developing-pennsylvanias-state-plan-300346957.html

TennesseeTeachers Association Joins Legal Fight Over Testing Practices
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/making-the-grade/tea-joins-legal-fight-over-metro-schools-testing-practices

Tennessee Whistleblowers Claim Retaliation for Reporting Testing Irregularities
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/making-the-grade/whistleblowers-sue-metro-schools-claim-retaliation

UtahChanges in Grading Policy Hurt Struggling Schools
http://www.sltrib.com/home/4501610-155/teachers-say-changes-in-school-grading

VirginiaState Seeks Public Input on New Federal Accountability Law
http://www.richmond.com/news/local/education/districts/article_47cb1d12-bf96-5dcb-ba09-9161432e3c4a.html

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