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2019 is already proving to be a huge year for assessment reform -- just check out this week's stories from 15 states and the world of college admissions about initiatives to roll back standardized testing misuse and overuse.  There's much more to come -- make sure your friends and allies receive this regular updates by encouraging them to sign up at: http://www.fairtest.org/weekly-news-signup

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With new state legislative sessions getting underway, momentum is building for further rollbacks of testing overuse and misuse.  Look for many more victories in 2019 as parents, educators, students and community leaders push for genuine assessment reform.

Happy New Year!  The continuing high pace of assessment reform stories -- and victories ! -- over the holidays bodes well for campaigns to reduce standardized exam misuse and overuse in 2019.

It may be a holiday week, but news about campaigns to roll back testing misuse and overuse has not slowed down. You can help accelerate the assessment reform movement in 2019 by making your most generous possible year-end donation to FairTest

Season's Greetings from FairTest!  To avoid interference with the year-end holidays that fall on Tuesdays, our next issues will be distributed on Wednesday, December 26, 2018 and Wednesday, January 2, 2019

If you have found these weekly compilations of news and information about the increasingly effective testing reform movement, please consider including FairTest in your year-end giving

Key components of the test-and-punish agenda continue to collapse from their inherent weaknesses combined with strong pushback from parents, educators and community leaders.  This week's stories show policy makers in many states responding to the flaws of "A to F" school grades, test-score-driven teacher evaluations, and high school graduation exams by implementing new policies that move toward broader forms of assessment.

November's sweeping electoral victories for teachers and programs that advance public education have encouraged assessment reformers across the U.S. to push back against new test-and-punish initiatives and reverse current misuses of standardized exams. FairTest believes 2019 will be a year of major victories in the movement for assessment policies that support better teaching and more learning.  Watch this space for new developments!

Today is Giving Tuesday.  If you find these weekly summaries of assessment reform news stories helpful, we hope you will include FairTest among the groups you support with year-end donations.  You can contribute here --  https://donatenow.

A very Happy Thanksgiving to all!   FairTest is especially thankful for all the grassroots activists and policymakers who have won so many assessment reform victories in 2018.
 
You can help the movement to end testing misuse and overuse become even stronger by making your "Giving Tuesday" donation to FairTest during this holiday week.
 

Last week's sweeping electoral changes mean that new leaders should be more receptive to assessment reform initiatives in many jurisdictions. Contact FairTest for assistance in running your winning grassroots campaign!

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