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Testimony of Monty Neill, Ed.D. to the Rhode Island Board of Regents Regarding Proposed Graduation Requirements
Posted March 31st, 2008 by fairtest
Click here to see the PDF Transcript of the Testimony of Monty Neill, Ed.D. to the Rhode Island Board of Regents Regarding Proposed Graduation Requirements
Testimony of FairTest's Monty Neill to the Maryland Joint Committee on Education/Ways and Means
Posted March 17th, 2008 by fairtestfor immediate release, Monday, March 17, 2008
Join Assessment Reformers Online
Posted January 30th, 2008 by fairtest
Assessment reform advocates are sharing information, resources and strategies in a new email discussion group. Parents, educators, community advocates, civil rights activists and others are welcome to join!
How does this work?
When you "subscribe" to the list, you automatically receive the email messages sent by the other subscribers. You can read these messages and reply to them, or send your own message to the group. Your message is then sent to all the other subscribers.
The State of Teacher Education in California
Posted January 10th, 2008 by fairtest4/21/04 v.4.4
The State of Teacher Education in California
A Report to Faculty, Students, and the Public
Arizona AIMS or Staford 9 Opt-out in English and Spanish
Posted January 10th, 2008 by fairtestDear Principal ___________________ and Superintendent ___________________,
"How to Improve High-Stakes Test Scores Without Really Improving"
Posted January 4th, 2008 by fairtest "How to Improve High-Stakes
Test Scores Without Really Improving"
by Richard L. Allington, Ph.D., University of Florida,
in Issues in Education: Contributions from Educational Psychology.
Adapted by CalCARE and FairTest.
High-Stakes Test-Based Accountability Policies: Problems and Pitfalls
Posted January 4th, 2008 by fairtestHigh-Stakes Test-Based Accountability
Policies: Problems and Pitfalls
Anne Wheelock
In 1993, the Massachusetts Board of Education approved a policy
advisory for circulation to all school districts in Massachusetts.
Entitled "School Account-ability and Indicator Systems: Implications
for Policy Making in Massachusetts," the policy advisory
presented research on accountability policies and standards-based
reform. Among other findings, this policy advisory noted that:
MCAS Alert September 2000
Posted December 19th, 2007 by fairtest
FairTest / CARE (Coalition
for Authentic Reform in Education)
MCAS: Making the Massachusetts
Dropout Crisis Worse
“I think a lot of people are going to
drop out if they fail this test. If they feel they’re not
going to make it to college, why bother trying?”
- Lacy Langevin, New Bedford High School, Class of 2003
