Testing Resistance & Reform News: October 19 - 25, 2016
The national wave of opposition to test misuse and overuse continues to swell even as media attention focuses on the closing days of election season. All winning candidates will have to pay heed to the rising tide of grassroots pressure for many fewer standardized exams, an end to high-stakes testing and support for better assessments.
National Assessing Does Not Mean Testing
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/assessing-doesnt-mean-tes_b_12615654.html
National Protecting Opportunity to Learn Through State ESSA Implementation Plans
http://schottfoundation.org/blog/2016/10/17/webinar-protecting-opportunity-learn-through-essa-state-accountability-plans
Arizona State Superintendent Considers Alternatives to Current Testing Program
http://www.havasunews.com/news/arizona-schools-boss-diane-douglas-wants-to-test-differently/article_acda65d8-94f4-11e6-96d4-4ffd155c1259.html
California Will New School Accountability System Really Work?
https://edsource.org/2016/once-in-place-will-school-accountability-system-really-work/570821
Florida Despite Court Ruling, Some Districts Don't Promote Students Who Opt Out
http://www.orlandosentinel.com/features/education/os-third-grade-testing-retention-lawsuit-20161020-story.html
Georgia What Happened to Students When Educators Went to Jail for Cheating?
http://www.wbur.org/npr/495806074/educators-went-to-jail-for-cheating-what-happened-to-the-students
Georgia School Report Card Law Flawed
http://www.decaturdaily.com/opinion/editorials/school-report-card-law-flawed/article_2e2e6ca7-793b-5a63-b92d-dc05749b3268.html
Indiana Assessment is Key Issue in State School Chief Race
http://www.batesvilleheraldtribune.com/news/local_news/assessing-schools-a-key-issue-for-state-schools-chief/article_a8f46391-5941-5dd0-873b-95b207fdf9ed.html
Minnesota Redefining Accountability as More Than Test Scores
https://www.minnpost.com/education/2016/10/redefining-school-accountability-minnesota-it-s-more-test-scores-and-graduation-ra
Mississippi Accountability System Does Not Do Schools Justice
http://starherald.net/opinion-columnists-joseph-brown/accountability-system-does-not-do-our-schools-justice
Montana U.S Senator Says ESSA Can't Be "NCLB 2.0"
http://helenair.com/news/politics/tester-juneau-education-officials-essa-can-t-be-no-child/article_4255cdc8-eaad-5bc9-b05e-3d38f5c00f52.html
New Jersey Civil Rights Groups File Suit Against PARCC Graduation Test
http://nj1015.com/nj-civil-rights-groups-file-lawsuit-challenging-parcc-grad-requirements/
New Mexico State Ed Chief Hears Public Input on ESSA
https://www.abqjournal.com/870169/state-education-chief-gathers-abq-input.html
New York Will New Test Open Entry Door to Selective High Schools
http://thebrooklynink.com/2016/10/21/55403-a-wider-door-nyc-alters-the-entry-test-to-its-top-high-schools/
North Carolina Testing Policies Deter New Teachers
http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/op-ed/article109783322.html
Pennsylvania Larger Lessons From Keystone Exam Error
http://triblive.com/opinion/editorials/11348216-74/data-error-administrators
Pennsylvania Work Begins on ESSA Plan
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/pde-releases-essa-workgroup-report-set-to-begin-developing-pennsylvanias-state-plan-300346957.html
Tennessee Teachers Association Joins Legal Fight Over Testing Practices
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/making-the-grade/tea-joins-legal-fight-over-metro-schools-testing-practices
Tennessee Whistleblowers Claim Retaliation for Reporting Testing Irregularities
http://www.newschannel5.com/news/newschannel-5-investigates/making-the-grade/whistleblowers-sue-metro-schools-claim-retaliation
Utah Changes in Grading Policy Hurt Struggling Schools
http://www.sltrib.com/home/4501610-155/teachers-say-changes-in-school-grading
Virginia State Seeks Public Input on New Federal Accountability Law
http://www.richmond.com/news/local/education/districts/article_47cb1d12-bf96-5dcb-ba09-9161432e3c4a.html
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