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FairTest ExaminerSource of up-to-date information on testing reform. Includes updates on state and federal legislation, reports on test misuse and efforts to stop it and profiles of promising new...
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A collection of clips of FairTest staff and allies speaking on testing issues: See the short video FairTest: You Can't Judge Learning with a Standardized Test available on YouTube. Thanks to Marco...
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Articles and Research Reports on Testing"Accountability" Versus Science in the Bilingual Education Debate,by James Crawford Feature Articles from Language Policy Research Unit, AZ. State Univ.,...
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For material on the use of student test scores to evaluate school teachers and administrators, including "value added measurement," see k-12/teachers This page focuses on tests administered to teachers...
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FairTest's creation was catalyzed by the settlement of the landmark "Golden Rule" lawsuit which charged that the insurance agent licensing exam made by the Educational Testing Service (ETS) was...
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Test Company Statements against High Stakes: Harcourt Brace on the Stanford 9: about Using their Test to Make Grade Promotion Decisions "Promotion and Retention of Students"read more
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The Coalition of Essential Schools has a collection of high-quality assessments and ways to use them to achieve equity: http://www.ceschangelab.org/cs/clpub/view/cl_cat/29May 2007 is CES "National...
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 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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