Tuesday, February 11, 2014

Testing Resistance & Reform News: February 5 - 11, 2014 | FairTest

Testing Resistance & Reform News: February 5 - 11, 2014 | FairTest:



Testing Resistance & Reform News: February 5 - 11, 2014

Submitted by fairtest on February 11, 2014 - 2:12pm 
The ever-louder drumbeat of opposition to standardized test misuse and overuse is now being heard in more than a dozen state capitals.  Across the country, governors, legislatures, and other education policy makers are responding to their constituents' concerns by eliminating high-stakes exams, reducing the volume of testing, and supporting better forms of assessment.
When will President Obama and Education Secretary Duncan start getting the message?
Regents Likely to Stall Parts of Common Core Implementation
http://www.pressconnects.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2014302100021&gcheck=1
N.Y. PTA Survey Finds Students Stressed Out by Testing, Parents Opposed to Common Core Exams
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/07/new-york-common-core-stress_n_4747863.html?utm_hp_ref=education
Gov. Cuomo Appoints Common Core Proponents to Evaluate Common Core
http://www.nysape.org/new-yorkers-outraged-by-governors-flawed-common-core-panel.html
Missouri Board of Ed. Plans Major Reduction in Testing
http://www.semissourian.com/story/2047976.html
Virginia Senate Votes for Delay in Test-Based School Grades, Reduction in Testing Volume
http://www.roanoke.com/news/virginia/article_4e588c5a-8e1d-11e3-bf18-001a4bcf6878.html
"Guinea Pigs" and "Lab Rats" Storm Rhode Island State House as Student Protest Exit Exam
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QUonuu4ZJjs
Students Aren't "Guinea Pigs" -- How Field Testing Hurts Children
http://yinzercation.wordpress.com/news/
Chicago Opt Out Leaders Push Back Against Chief Executive Officer's Hollow Threat
http://www.chicagonow.com/chicago-public-fools/2014/02/its-almost-testing-season-in-chicago-opt-out-at-your-peril/
The 95% Participation Rate and How Schools Do Not Lose Funding
http://www.nysape.org/if-my-child-refuses-state-tests-will-my-school-lose-funding.html
Test Scores = Voodoo Data for Evaluating Students, Teachers and Schools
http://www.dailycall.com/news/editorials/3572277/Its-all-so-predictable
Federal Court Upholds New York City Liability for Teacher Licensing Test Racial Bias
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/school_law/2014/02/appeals_court_upholds_nyc_liab.html?cmp=ENL-EU-NEWS3
Tennessee School Board Reconsiders Role of Student Test Scores in Teacher Licensure
http://www.tennessean.com/article/20140201/NEWS/302010011/TN-state-board-reconsiders-role-learning-gains-teacher-licenses
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