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October 25, 2007

Dear Candidate for President:

As the only national organization with testing reform as its focus, FairTest has a more than 20-year history of working to improve assessment of America's students. We have addressed such issues as the proper role of college admissions exams in university admissions, state graduation and grade promotion tests, and the role of assessment in the No Child Left Behind law (NCLB).

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1-888-413-4411 for further information: Bob Schaeffer
confirm # 5186326 (941) 395-6773
(857) 350-8207

for information contact:
Monty Neill (857) 350-8207
Bob Schaeffer (941) 395-6773

for immediate release, Monday, July 23, 2001

for further information:
Monty Neill (FairTest) (857) 350-8207
Michael T. S. Wotorson (NAACP) (410) 580-5614
Jan Resseger (United Church of Christ) (216) 308-9611
Reggie Felton (National School Boards Association) 703-838-6782
Joel Packer (NEA) (202) 822-7329

for further information:
Dr. Monty Neill (857) 350-8207
or Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773
for immediate release Wednesday, May 23, 2007

As U.S. Senate and House committees consider revisions to the federal “No Child Left
Behind” (NCLB) law, 128 national education, civil rights, religious, civic, labor and disability
groups have now signed on to a Joint Organizational Statement on NCLB, which states:

Forum on Educational Accountability

for further information:
Dr. Monty Neill (617) 335-2115
Miguel Gonzalez (202) 822-7823
Robert Schaeffer (239) 395-6773

for use after 10:30am, Thurs. June 14, 2007, U.S. Capitol HC-8 news conference:

Authors urge lawmakers to rethink federal testing and accountability requirements

for further information:
Dr. Monty Neill (857) 350-8207
Bob Schaeffer (239) 395-6773

for further information:
Dr. Hilda Crespo (ASPIRA) - 202-835-3600, Ext. 114
Dr. LaRuth Gray (NABSE) - 212-998-5137 or 212-998-5105
Dr. Deborah Ziegler (CEC) - 703-264-9406
Dr. Monty Neill (FairTest) - (857) 350-8207
for immediate release Tuesday, August 7, 2007
CIVIL RIGHTS, DISABILITY ORGS. CALL FOR “MULTIPLE MEASURES” IN “NO CHILD” OVERHAUL LEGISLATION;
FORUM ON EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY PRAISES GROUPS’ LETTER AND REP. MILLER’S LEADERSHIP ON THIS ISSUE

USA Today 12/11/2001

By Monty Neill

Despite the high-sounding political slogan used to promote the scheme, the test-driven education package Congress is about to pass will leave many children behind. Requiring states to test every child in grades three to eight every year in reading and math — and use the results to penalize schools that don't boost scores sufficiently — will not ensure high standards or real accountability.

http://www.nytimes.com/2001/12/13/opinion/13JEFF.html

December 13, 2001