"A child's learning is the function more of the characteristics of his classmates than those of the teacher." James Coleman, 1972

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

Resistance to High Stakes Testing Blossoming

Compilation by Bob Schaeffer at FairTest:

Parents Agree: Standardized Tests Should Not Have This Much Power
http://www.takepart.com/article/2013/03/22/parents-agree-standardized-tests-should-not-have-power

High-Stakes Testing is the new "March Madness"
http://www.lcsun-news.com/las_cruces-opinion/ci_22859295/their-view-educational-testing-new-march-madness

Arizona House Votes to End Grad Test; Governor Likely to Sign Bill
http://azstarnet.com/news/local/education/precollegiate/b55341e0-51aa-5576-a1b2-5475fde4862c.html

Texas House Votes to Reduce High-Stakes Testing
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/heated-debate-in-texas-house-over-testing-graduati/nW4qF/


Moms Unite to Reign in Testing Overkill
http://www.star-telegram.com/2013/03/25/4728178/texas-moms-unite-to-rein-in-states.html


Texas Leads Nation in Testing, Not Educational Quality
http://www.texastribune.org/2013/03/26/guest-column/


High-Stakes Testing is a "Perversion" Just As Commissioner Scott Said
http://www.caller.com/news/2013/mar/27/high-stakes-testing-is-a-perversion/

Oregon Students Launch Opt-Out Campaign as Super Admits State is "Crazy with Test Mania"
http://portlandtribune.com/pt/9-news/134462-student-launch-testing-opt-out-protest

Chicago Students and Teachers Mull a Testing Revolt
http://inthesetimes.com/uprising/entry/14769/pencils_down_teachers_and_students_mull_a_testing_revolt_in_chicago/

Orlando Florida Parents Group Launches Opt-Out Campaign
http://www.wogx.com/story/21763238/parents


Blind, Severely-Disabled Boy Forced to Take Florida Test
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/03/23/blind-severely-disabled-boy-forced-to-take-standardized-test/

North Carolina Students, Parents Join Diane Ravitch to Turn North Carolina Away From "Wrong Path" on Education
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/03/21/3928784/education-advocate-nc-on-the-wrong.html


Stop Hyper-Testing in N.C.
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/03/19/3926360/stop-hyper-testing-in-nc.html

Upstate New Yorkers Organize Opt-Out Forum
http://www.wivb.com/dpp/news/local/wnyers-hold-forum-for-opt-out-movement


NY Teachers Ad Campaign Blasts "Obsessive" Testing
http://www.syracuse.com/news/index.ssf/2013/03/post_803.html


OpEd: Overreliance on Tests Undermines Learning
http://www.buffalonews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130319/OPINION/130319187/1074

A Family Boycotts Colorado School Tests
http://www.villagerpublishing.com/boycotting-the-tcap/

Ohio Educators Petition: "Stop the Misuse of Standardized Testing"
http://www.athensohiotoday.com/news/educators-say-stop-the-misuse-of-standardized-testing/article_b3eb35ff-df18-59f2-b793-d46d7abfb208.html
Ohio Rural Schools Struggle to Prepare for Common Core Tests
http://stateimpact.npr.org/ohio/2013/03/21/rural-schools-struggle-to-prepare-for-common-cores-online-tests/

Seattle School District Relaxes MAP Test Requirement After Boycott
http://blogs.seattletimes.com/today/2013/03/seattle-schools-relaxes-requirements-for-map-tests/

Test-Based Teacher Evaluation May Become a New Jersey Gubernatorial Campaign Issue
http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2013/03/cory_booker_questions_use_of_s.html

Testing Expert Urges Move Away from Value-Added Teacher Evaluation
http://diverseeducation.com/article/52147/#

Why We Cannot Threaten Our Way to Better Schools
http://hechingerreport.org/content/why-we-cant-threaten-our-way-to-better-schools_11641/

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