National In Era of Common Core and Incessant Testing, NAEP English and Math Scores Remain Stagnant
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/education/2019/10/29/national-math-reading-level-test-score-common-core-standards-phonics/2499622001/
National The One Clear Message From NAEP Scores
https://www.forbes.com/sites/petergreene/2019/11/02/the-one-and-only-lesson-to-be-learned-from-naep-scores/#5d97dcab7501
Arizona Will New State Test Really Be an Improvement
https://www.azcentral.com/story/opinion/op-ed/joannaallhands/2019/11/02/azmerit-ends-2021-how-make-next-arizona-standardized-test-better/2501613001/
Florida The “Haunted” Test that Traps Children in Third Grade
https://nancyebailey.com/2019/10/29/the-haunted-third-grade-classrooms-children-fear-enter-and-stay-forever/
Florida School Testing Lessens Students’ Love of Reading
https://www.gainesville.com/news/20191104/jeanne-galligan-school-testing-lessens-students-love-of-reading
Georgia Plans to Overhaul School Ratings to Downplay Test Scores
https://www.ajc.com/news/local-education/why-georgia-looking-another-overhaul-report-card-for-schools/mJzoyJJv8KzhUtS6MschVN/#
Illinois School Report Cards Don’t Paint True Picture of Educational Quality
https://wlds.com/news/ptacek-illinois-report-card-doesnt-paint-true-picture-of-district-117/
Maine Testing Used to Label Schools, Not Help Them
https://bangordailynews.com/2019/10/30/opinion/editorials/maine-on-right-track-with-standardized-testing-but-theres-room-for-improvement/
Michigan Student Success Is More Than a Standardized Exam Scores
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2019/10/28/opinion-student-success-more-than-test-score/4076583002/
Michigan Retaining Third Grades Based on Tests is Regressive
https://www.detroitnews.com/story/opinion/2019/11/01/opinion-retaining-3rd-grade-students-test-score-regressive/4109469002/
New York Regents Begin Study of Need to Continue Graduation Exam
https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/Regents-kicks-off-information-gathering-phase-14807835.php
New York Task Force to Examine NYC’s Selective High Schools Admission Tests
https://www.silive.com/news/2019/10/task-force-to-study-inequities-in-nyc-specialized-high-schools.html
North Carolina School “Report Cards” Measure Poverty, Not Quality
https://www.wfae.org/post/school-shopping-demands-more-looking-grades-families-say
Pennsylvania Plan Cuts Weight of Student Test Scores in Teacher Evaluations
https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-10-30/education/bill-revamps-pa-teacher-evaluations/a68190-2
Pennsylvania No Single Measure of School Success
https://www.timesleader.com/opinion/editorials/760917/our-view-no-single-measure-for-school-success
South Carolina Too Many Tests Stress Students and Teachers
https://www.greenvilleonline.com/story/opinion/2019/11/03/letter-how-students-teachers-feel-stress-too-many-tests/4109324002/
Washington New Options Allow High School Graduation Without Passing State Test
https://www.chinookobserver.com/news/state-providing-more-graduation-options/article_608ef1ec-fa74-11e9-a77e-6772418af72f.html
University Admission Groups Demand University of California Drop “Discriminatory” ACT/SAT Requirements
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2019-10-29/california-groups-demand-uc-drop-the-sat-saying-they-illegally-discriminate-against-disadvantaged-students
University Admissions Tests Like ACT/SAT Favor Students From Wealthy Families
https://www.inquirer.com/opinion/commentary/sat-act-standardized-tests-equity-socioeconomic-status-wealth-20191029.html
Bob Schaeffer, Public Education Director
FairTest: National Center for Fair & Open Testing
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