Just Say No to the Test
Just Say No to the TestTesting overuse and misuse is damaging public education by eating up classroom time, narrowing curriculum and driving many students out of school. It is perpetuating a false...
View ArticleGraduation Test Update: States That Recently Eliminated or Scaled Back High...
"Graduation Test Update: States That Recently Eliminated or Scaled Back High School Exit Exams" lists what is happening with state high school exit exams: the shrinking number of states with them, ones...
View ArticleTesting Resistance & Reform News: June 15 - 21, 2016
With public schools closing for the summer, many states are reviewing their 2015-2016 testing experience (once again, not a pretty picture) and planning to implement assessment reforms in coming years....
View ArticleBack-To-School Report Tallies 2016 Testing Reform Victories
for further information: Lisa Guisbond (617) 959-2371Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773For release Wednesday, September 8, 2016read more
View ArticleAssessment Matters: Constructing Model State Systems to Replace Testing Overkill
Assessment Matters: Constructing Model State Systems to Replace Testing OverkillThis report describes how states can overhaul their assessment systems under the Innovative Assessment pilot program in...
View ArticleFairTest Tells Maryland Legislators to Cap Testing Time
TESTIMONY IN SUPPORT OF SENATE BILL 452 MARYLAND SENATE EDUCATION, HEALTH & ENVIRONMENTAL AFFAIRS COMMITTEEROBERT A. SCHAEFFER, PUBLIC EDUCATION DIRECTORNATIONAL CENTER FOR FAIR & OPEN TESTING...
View ArticleTime to Learn Survey: Impact of Testing on Teaching and Learning
FairTest worked with the National Coalition of Urban Education Associations (NCUEA) Time on Learning Committee to develop a survey that teacher unions can use with their members to expose the...
View ArticleGlobal SAT Subject Test Security Breach; Scores Compromised
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View ArticleStates Must Apply for Federal Testing Waivers; Eliminate All Other Testing...
Pressure from grassroots activists and a bipartisan group of policymakers has forced President Trump and Education Secretary DeVos to allow states to suspend federal standardized exam requirements in...
View ArticleTwo-thirds of all U.S. colleges and universities are test-optional or...
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View ArticleTesting Resistance & Reform News: November 8 - 13, 2013
The movement to replace high-stakes standardized exams with better forms of assessment picks up even more steam with huge protest events, growing opt-out campaigns, and ever more evidence that...
View ArticleTesting Resistance & Reform News: December 18 - 24, 2013
Though schools across the nation are closed for winter vacation, there's been no let up in news and commentary about resistance to testing overuse and misuse.To keep the pressure on in 2014, please...
View ArticleTesting Resistance & Reform News: February 26 - March 4, 2014
Last weekend's Network for Public Education conference in Austin provided another boost for the growing power of campaigns to overhaul school testing policies -- many plenaries and workshops addressed...
View ArticleTesting Resistance & Reform News: March 19 - 25, 2014
Anyone who still believes that the resistance to testing misuse and overuse is confined to a few big cities and "liberal" activists, should click through this week's news clips. In fact, testing...
View ArticleSpecial Edition: Testing Resistance & Reform News: April 2 - 4, 2014
The 2014 round of standardized exam administration got underway in several states this week. As predicted by FairTest and our Testing Resistance & Reform Spring (TRRS) allies, opt-out campaigns and...
View ArticleStagnant Grade 12 NAEP Results Underscore Failure of Test-Driven Public...
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View ArticleTesting Resistance & Reform News: May 29 - June 3, 2014
Another week of accelerating protests against high-stakes testing. If you find these news summaries useful for your assessment reform work, please contribute to help FairTest...
View ArticleTesting Resistance & Reform News: August 20 - 26, 2014
If the issues were not so serious, watching test-and-punish advocates backpedal in the face of the rapidly growing testing resistance movement would be great entertainment. From U.S. Education...
View ArticleTesting Resistance & Reform News: March 18 - 20, 2015
Normally, FairTest sends out these news clips summaries once a week, early each Tuesday afternoon. With school standardized exam season now in full gear, however, the flow of stories about testing...
View ArticleTesting Resistance & Reform News: March 21 - 24, 2015
The testing resistance continues to expand rapidly across the U.S. with assessment reform news updates from two dozen states in just the past four days. Arizona Senate Takes Up Bill Establishing...
View ArticleTesting Resistance & Reform News: April 15 - 17, 2015
We've pulled together this special edition of our usually-weekly newsclips because of three huge stories that broke in the past several days. - In New York, more than 173,000 students opted out of the...
View ArticleFairTest Reacts to Ongoing Computer-Administered Testing Problems: Exams...
for further information: Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 cell (239) 699-0468 for immediate release, Monday, April 27,...
View ArticleFairTest Seeks Help for Test-Takers Hurt by June 6 SAT Timing/Scoring Fiasco
for further information: Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 cell (239) 699-0468 for immediate release, Tuesday, June 23,...
View ArticleFairtest Reaction To 2015 Annual Gallup/Phi Delta Kappan Survey
for further information:Dr. Monty Neill (617) 477-9792Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 for immediate release, Monday, August 24, 2015NEW POLL: U.S. PUBLIC STRONGLY BACKS ASSESSMENT REFORM MOVEMENT,REJECTS...
View ArticleCalifornia Suspends High School Graduation Test
for further information:Lisa Guisbond (617) 959-2371Dr. Monty Neill (617) 477-9792Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 for immediate release, Thursday, October 8, 2015CALIFORNIA SUSPENDS...
View ArticleNational Resolution on High-Stakes Testing
RESOLUTION ON HIGH-STAKES TESTING This resolution is modeled on theresolution passed by more than 85% of Texas School boards. It was written by Advancement Project; Asian American Legal Defense and...
View ArticleTesting Resistance & Reform News: February 10 - 16, 2016
Lots of stories this week demonstrating the impact of opting out and other effective protests against standardized exam overkill. Please continue to support the testing resistance and reform movement...
View ArticleTesting Resistance & Reform News: May 25 - 31, 2016
Many states are beginning to review their assessment and accountability systems to comply with the new federal Every Student Succeeds Act. Input from grassroots stakeholders -- particularly parents,...
View ArticleNew Tool to Combat College Board/ETS Testing Screw Ups
Were you or a child you work with one of the thousands of examinees who experienced access issues, scoring problems, administrative issues, trouble receiving accommodations or using them, or concerns...
View ArticleMore Than 1,830+ Schools Do Not Require ACT/SAT Scores From Current High...
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