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As school testing season draws closer, parents, educators and state policy makers are ramping up demands on the incoming Biden Administration to waive this year's  exam mandates.  Add your voice and your organization's by signing on to the National Call to Suspend High-Stakes Standardized Tests in Spring 2021 at:

State after state is moving to roll back standardized exam requirements for this spring and eliminate high-stakes consequences.  It's time for the federal government to follow suit by granting waivers from all public school testing mandates at least for spring 2021.  Remember to encourage friends and allies to sign on to the National Call to Suspend High-Stakes Testing for Spring 2021

With the prospect of a new President and Secretary of Education, pressure is rapidly building on policy makers to waive public school standardized testing mandates at least for the current academic year.  The FairTest-initiated "National Call to Suspend High-Stakes Testing in Spring 2021" is a core element of this national campaign -- be sure you and your assessment reform allies have signed on:

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The test-and-punish crowd is already backing down in the face of a growing movement to suspend this year's standardized exams. They still want to mandate state and local tests (even though the federal government has cancelled its own National Assessment of Academic Progress because of health concerns) but now claim they do not want to attach consequences to the results.

Across the U.S., parents and educators are rising up against politicians who insist on resuming in-person, standardized exams in the midst of a pandemic.  A huge, grassroots opt-out movement is likely to take off, if Spring 2021 testing mandates are not waived.

Today, FairTest is launching the "National Call to Suspend High-Stakes Testing in Spring 2021."  We know from public opinion polls and other research that a vast majority of parents and teachers think it is ridiculous to claim that you can get meaningful results from a standardized test in the

As the Biden presidential transition moves into high gear, a decision about waiving federal standardized exam requirements for spring 2021 looms as one of the first major issues for a new U.S. Secretary of Education to address. Simultaneously, pressure is building on states to waive their own K-12 and university admissions testing mandates. FairTest is working closely with parents, educators and community activists in these vital campaigns.

More than 60% of public school parents support cancelling K-12 standardized exams scheduled for this spring.  Newly published survey data from the University of Southern California "Understanding America Study" show that sentiment for cancelling this academic year's required tests has been growing rapidly as the pandemic has shut down many classrooms. Opposition to administering standardized exams is consistent across all racial and income groups.