Fair Test social media links 3/10/15 Many (chingos) Article Links on Testing & Common Core #EdBlogNet @idraedu #idraed

Fair Test social media links March 10 2015

Once again, this week's stories come from more than half the states as the testing resistance and reform movement rapidly accelerates across the U.S. and wins more victories.

What Test Scores Reveal About the "No Child Left Behind" Legacy

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/03/10/no-child-left-behind-what-standardized-test-scores-reveal-about-its-legacy/      #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Five Issues Which Will Decide if No Child Left Behind Era is Over

http://neatoday.org/2015/03/04/five-issues-will-decide-era-no-child-left-behind-really/    #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Some Schools Resort to "Bribing" Kids to Get Them to Take Tests

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/03/09/how-schools-are-bribing-kids-to-take-common-core-standardized-tests/    #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Arizona's Problem Linking Common Core Tests to High-Stakes Testing

http://www.tucsonweekly.com/TheRange/archives/2015/03/04/the-problem-with-linking-common-core-standards-with-high-stakes-testing    #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Arizona House Passes Bill Allowing Student to Opt Out of Standardized Exams

http://www.yumasun.com/news/ariz-house-oks-bill-allowing-students-to-opt-out-of/article_1094acaa-c6ed-11e4-ae97-1bd898622f23.html    #EdBlogNet @idraedu

California Testing Protests Include Opt Out Movement and San Diego School Board Resolution

http://www.sandiegoreader.com/news/2015/mar/06/stringers-test-opt-out-party-chula-vista-parents/#

#EdBlogNet @idraedu

California Phys. Ed, Arts, Music Courses Are "Collateral Damage" in Push to Boost Test Scores

http://www.ocregister.com/articles/schools-653310-district-accountability.html    #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Colorado State School Board Says Test Opt Outs Will Have No Negative Consequences for Students, Teachers or Schools

http://www.nbc11news.com/home/headlines/What-refusing-PARCC-testing-means-for-your-childs-education-295689991.html    #EdBlogNet @idraedu

More Colorado Families Opting Out of New State Assessments

http://denver.cbslocal.com/2015/03/09/more-families-opting-out-of-new-school-assessment-tests/   #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Connecticut Voters Agree: Schools Should Spend Less Time on Testing

http://www.theday.com/guest-opinions/20150308/standardized-testing-doesnt-boost-learning

   #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Many Key Questions Not Yet Answered About Connecticut State Tests

http://ctmirror.org/2015/03/09/op-ed-many-questions-remain-unanswered-about-connecticuts-sbac-test/    #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Delaware Opt-Out Movement May Prompt State Review of Testing Policy

http://www.wdde.org/73904-optout-efforts-head-march    #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Lawmakers, Educators Seek Delay on Tying New Delaware Test to Teacher Evaluation

http://www.newsworks.org/index.php/local/delaware/79167-delaware-lawmakers-unions-want-delay-on-tying-new-test-to-teacher-evaluation    #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Florida Lawmakers, School Administrators Incensed Over Computer Exam Fiasco; Seek Test Suspension

http://www.sunshinestatenews.com/story/legislators-call-suspension-florida-standards-assessment    #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Computer Testing Disaster Fuels Calls for Florida Assessment System Overhaul

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/03/04/testing-disaster-in-florida-prompts-call-for-statewide-suspension/    #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Idaho Debate Brews Over Standardized Testing

http://magicvalley.com/news/local/debate-brews-over-standardized-tests/article_1aa76d3f-b9e9-5ca1-a9b9-22d40fa4cfba.html    #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Illinois Test Scores Not Best Predictor of School Outcomes

http://hpherald.com/2015/03/04/study%E2%80%88test-scores-not-best-measure-of-outcomes/   #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Chicago Principal Supports Parents Opt-Out Drive

http://dianeravitch.net/2015/03/05/must-read-chicago-principal-writes-scathing-letter-to-parents-in-support-of-opting-out/  #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Indiana Maps Out Minor Changes to Avoid Repeat of Testing Uproar

http://wane.com/2015/03/02/consultants-map-out-steps-to-avoid-repeat-of-testing-uproar/ #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Indiana State Super Says: "A Test Never Taught Anyone to Read"

http://www.journalgazette.net/news/local/indiana/Ritz---A-test-never-taught-anybody-to-read--5413872 #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Louisiana Parents' High Anxiety as PARCC Testing Looms

http://klfy.com/2015/03/04/high-anxiety-among-parents-with-parcc-test-looming/ #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Opt Out of PARCC Billboards Pop Up in Louisiana

http://www.wafb.com/story/28266027/opt-out-of-parcc-billboards-popping-up-in-shreveport-bossier #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Maine Bill Would Allow for Opting Out of Testing

http://news.mpbn.net/post/proposal-seeks-clear-language-allowing-maine-parents-opt-kids-out-standardized-testing #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Maryland Policy Makers Weight Testing Issues

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/education/blog/bal-hogan-will-consider--20150303-story.html #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Governor Questions Maryland Testing Volume

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/md-politics/hogan-raises-concerns-about-the-number-of-tests-students-are-given/2015/03/04/2449c17e-c29a-11e4-ad5c-3b8ce89f1b89_story.html #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Michigan Teacher of the Year Blasts Standardized Testing Policy

http://www.mlive.com/lansing-news/index.ssf/2015/03/michigans_teacher_of_the_year.html #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Minnesota Governor Wants to Cut Number of Tests Students Take

http://www.duluthnewstribune.com/news/education/3694501-governor-wants-cut-number-tests-minnesota-students-take #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Mississippi Parents Opt Their Children Out of Testing

http://www.wapt.com/news/mississippi-parents-protest-common-core-testing/31705340  #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Mississippi Moves to End Exit Exam Passage Requirements

http://www.greenfieldreporter.com/view/story/88f16f41ed3b499b983c0be08b7c42ff/MS--Graduation-Tests

#EdBlogNet @idraedu

New Hampshire District Promises No Punishment for Students Who Opt Out

http://www.unionleader.com/article/20150310/NEWS04/150319961 #EdBlogNet @idraedu

New Hampshire Gets Fed's Permission to Reduce Testing, Pilot Performance Assessment

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Education/2015/0306/In-first-four-N.H.-school-districts-shake-up-testing-with-Feds-approval #EdBlogNet @idraedu

New Jersey State Assembly Passes Bills Curbing Testing Excesses

http://www.nj.com/education/2015/03/nj_assembly_passes_testing_bills.html #EdBlogNet @idraedu

PARCC Testing Can't Be Fixed

http://www.app.com/story/opinion/columnists/2015/03/10/njea-president-parcc-fixed/24694437/ #EdBlogNet @idraedu

New Mexico Test Protest School Walkouts Continue

http://www.abqjournal.com/549544/news/walkout-over-parcc-testing.html #EdBlogNet @idraedu

http://www.koat.com/news/more-than-2000-aps-students-opt-out-of-parcc/31610954 #EdBlogNet @idraedu

New York City School Chancellor Blasts Gov. Cuomo for Test-Based Teacher Rating Scheme

http://observer.com/2015/03/de-blasio-education-chancellor-rips-cuomo-teacher-evaluation-proposal/ #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Long Island, N.Y. Activists Sustain Opt-Out Pressure

http://www.newsday.com/long-island/suffolk/anti-common-core-activists-keep-up-push-to-get-parents-to-opt-out-1.10030761 #EdBlogNet @idraedu

North Carolina School Grades Don't Pass the Test

http://www.wect.com/story/28297727/some-educators-say-nc-performance-grades-dont-show-the-whole-picture #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Ohio Won't Punish Schools for Students Who Opt-Out of State Exams

http://www.cleveland.com/metro/index.ssf/2015/03/ohio_wont_penalize_districts_for_kids_that_op-out_of_state_tests.html #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Ohio State and Federal Lawmakers Work Together to Reduce School testing

http://www.ohio.com/cmlink/1.571880?print=1

#EdBlogNet @idraedu

Pennsylvania Schools Should Be Judged by Inspections, Not Test Scores

http://thephiladelphiacitizen.com/2015/03/ideas-we-should-steal-judging-schools-based-on-inspections-not-test-scores/#more-619 #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Rhode Island Parents Say No Mandatory Participation in PARCC

http://warwickonline.com/stories/Still-no-RI-law-that-mandates-participation-in-the-PARCC,100574? #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Reliance on PARCC Test Will Spell Disaster for Rhode Island

https://www.rifuture.org/parcc-as-a-high-stakes-test-will-spell-disaster.html #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Tennessee Task Force to Look at District Testing Overuse

http://www.tennessean.com/story/news/education/2015/03/02/mcqueen-forms-testing-taskforce/24272473/ #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Texas Standardized Testing Creates Parental Worries

http://viewpoints.blog.statesman.com/2015/03/05/standardized-testing-and-the-worries-it-creates/ #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Tide Turns Against Federal "No Child Left Behind Law" Born in Texas

http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/education/article/At-the-Capitol-tide-turns-against-education-law-6117599.php?t=2ab3c39a2b&cmpid=twitter-premium #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Wisconsin Over Testing Takes Joy Out of Learning and Teaching

http://host.madison.com/ct/news/opinion/column/jennifer-greenwald-taking-the-joy-out-of-learning-and-teaching/article_1d20be52-e8a6-5a39-b18c-583a8e5a11e0.html #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Why Wisconsin Parents Are Sitting Their Kids Out of Tests

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2015/03/05/390239788/why-some-parents-are-sitting-kids-out-of-tests #EdBlogNet @idraedu

High-Stakes Testing Has Trickled Down to Kindergarten

http://www.slate.com/blogs/schooled/2015/03/04/kindergarten_has_changed_less_time_for_play_more_time_for_standardized_tests.html #EdBlogNet @idraedu

Common Core Test Tutoring Companies See Business Boon

http://www.ibtimes.com/common-core-tutoring-companies-see-business-boom-ahead-spring-tests-parents-students-1834784 #EdBlogNet @idraedu

The Big Error of School "Accountability"

http://www.livingindialogue.com/big-error-school-accountability/ #EdBlogNet @idraedu

               

Ditch the SATs and ACTs

http://www.bostonglobe.com/opinion/2015/03/09/ditch-sats-and-acts/JmwHksSlyoMkSxMdROX12H/story.html #EdBlogNet @idraedu

FairTest List of "Test-Optional" Colleges and Universities

http://www.fairtest.org/university/optional #EdBlogNet @idraedu