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 racially biased and not job related.

Employment testing has been one of FairTest's three areas of concern (along with K-12 and university testing) since the very beginning.

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 and prospective teachers. 

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., 2002

A collection of clips of FairTest staff and allies speaking on testing issues:

• Watch teacher Bianca Tanis describe how testing and corporate pressure have damaged early childhood education in this two-minute video from Defending the Early Years. https://www.deyproject.org/dey-2-minute-documentary-series.html