FairTest Commentary: Chicago Strike Echos High-Stakes Testing Resistance
for further information:Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773 cell (239) 699-0468 for immediate release, Tuesday, September 11, 2012read more
View ArticleTesting Resistance & Reform News: July 18 - 24, 2013
How much more evidence do policy makers need before they recognize that test-and-punish policies have failed? Learning gains have stagnated, progress toward closing the "achievement gap" has stalled,...
View ArticleTesting Resistance & Reform News: July 25 - 31, 2013
Over the summer, there's been a sharp increase in investigative reports about the companies that make standardized exams, the fraudulent school grades derived from them, and the collateral damage from...
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FairTest Infographic: Common Core: More Tests, But Not Better
For more complete information on each of these (and other) points see our full FairTest Fact Sheet: Common Core Assessment Myths and Realities: Moratorium Needed From More Tests, Costs, Stressread more
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: 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 ArticleFairtest’s Reaction to Proposal To Postpone Test-Based Teacher Ratings
for further information:Dr. Monty Neill (617) 477-9792 or Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773read 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 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 ArticleFairTest Report: Test Reform Victories Surge in 2017: What’s Behind the...
FairTest Report: Test Reform Victories Surge in 2017: What’s Behind the Winning Strategies?Assessment reform campaigns rolled back the amount of testing and slashedread more
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