Tell PA Legislators to Stop Using Standardized Tests as Main Measure of Public Schools
28 Sep 2017

Tell PA Legislators to Stop Using Standardized Tests as Main Measure of Public Schools

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From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): Pennsylvania has a once-in-a-generation opportunity to reduce the emphasis on standardized testing in our children’s public schools. Unfortunately, and predictably, some PA lawmakers are fighting against this. Go to https://actionnetwork.org/letters/pa-lawmakers-stop-using-standardized-test-scores-to-label-public-schools to tell state lawmakers … Continued

Finally, Good News for PA Public School Students—Comments on Plan Accepted till 8/31
28 Aug 2017

Finally, Good News for PA Public School Students—Comments on Plan Accepted till 8/31

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From Education Voters of Pennsylvania (http://www.educationvoterspa.org/): After more than a year of taking extensive input from public education stakeholders at 30 sessions throughout the state, the Pennsylvania Department of Education released PA’s plan to comply with the Every Student Succeeds … Continued

Plan to Reduce Standardized Testing Draws Praise
16 Aug 2017

Plan to Reduce Standardized Testing Draws Praise

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Posted at http://www.publicnewsservice.org/2017-08-16/education/plan-to-reduce-standardized-testing-draws-praise/a59008-1 August 16, 2017 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The plan signed by Gov. Tom Wolf could eliminate up to two full days of testing at some schools. (Michelle Collins/Wikimedia Commons) … Continued

FairTest Proposes One Possible Path Away from Test-and-Punish
20 Oct 2016

FairTest Proposes One Possible Path Away from Test-and-Punish

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Posted at https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2016/10/10/fairtest-uncovers-one-possible-path-away-from-test-and-punish/ FairTest, the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, has released an important brief, Assessment Matters: Constructing Model State Systems to Replace Testing Overkill.  The new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaced No Child Left Behind … Continued

Please Read this Penetrating Indictment of the Every Student Succeeds Act
29 Sep 2016

Please Read this Penetrating Indictment of the Every Student Succeeds Act

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Posted at https://janresseger.wordpress.com/2016/09/21/please-read-this-penetrating-indictment-of-the-every-student-succeeds-act/ Participating earlier this week in one of the Ohio Department of Education’s stakeholder meetings about the plan Ohio will be developing to submit to the U.S. Department of Education to comply with the new Every Student Succeeds … Continued