Public Letter on Standardized Testing from Authors and Illustrators of Books...
October 22, 2013President Barack ObamaThe White HouseWashington, DC 20500Dear President Obama,read more
View ArticlePublic Letter on Standardized Testing from Authors and Illustrators of Books...
October 22, 2013President Barack ObamaThe White HouseWashington, DC 20500Dear President Obama,read more
View ArticleFairTest News Release on Public Letter about Standardized Testing by 120+...
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View ArticleNew Report Shows Test-Optional Admissions Helps Diversity, Excellence
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View ArticleFairTest Reaction to "New" SAT Plan: Overhaul Likely to Spur Test-Optional...
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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 ArticlePearson's History of Testing Problems
Compiled by Bob Schaeffer, Public Education DirectorFairTest: National Center for Fair & Open TestingUpdated August 14, 2014(Click here to download a PDF of this list)1998 California– test score...
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.read more
View ArticleTesting Reform Victories: The First Wave
for further information:Dr. Monty Neill (617) 477-9792or Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 for immediate release Monday, September 8, 2014read more
View ArticleTeacher Evaluation Should Not Rest on Student Test Scores (Revised 2014)
To win federal Race to the Top grants or waivers from No Child Left Behind (NCLB), most states adopted teacher and principal evaluation systems based heavily on student test scores. Many educators have...
View ArticleWidespread SAT Cheating Continues in Asia
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View ArticleVideo of Karen Lewis at FairTest event
Karen Lewis, president of the Chicago Teachers Union, delivered a thoughtful and passionate talk to FairTest and our guests on receiving her Hero in Education award on June 4. She traces the links...
View ArticleFairTest Seeks Help for Test-Takers Hurt by June 6 SAT Timing/Scoring Fiasco
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View ArticleGeorge Washington University Goes Test-Optional
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View ArticleFive Years Of Flat ACT Scores Show Test-And-Punish Policies Failed To Improve...
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View Article850 Colleges, Universities Are Test-Optional, Including 195 Top-Tier Schools
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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 ArticleReport Shows Many Admissions Offices Don't Have Current ACT/SAT Predictive...
for further information, contact:Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 mobile (239) 699-0468 for immediate release with NACAC predictive validity report,...
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....
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