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