[regional_school] Fwd: [edliberation] Fact sheets from FairTest

From: Dan Drmacich <dandrmacich123@xxxxxxxxx>
To: Jose Cruz <countyleg@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Kendra March <kendra.march@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Liz Hallmark <ehallmark@xxxxxxx>, Malik Evans <mightymalik@xxxxxxx>, Mary B Adams <maryb_adams@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Van White <van.white@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Willa Powell <wpowell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Barbara.Deane-Williams@xxxxxxxxxxx, Betty Rosa <RegentRosa@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Beverley Ouderkirk <blouderkirk@xxxxxxxxxxx>, Catherine Collins <Regent.Collins@xxxxxxxxx>, Charles Bendit <RegentBendit@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Christine Cea <RegentCea@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Elizabeth Hakanson <Regent.Hakanson@xxxxxxxxx>, James Cottrell <RegentCottrell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, James Tallon <RegentTallon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, "Josephine V. Finn" <RegentFinn@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Judith Chin <Regent.Chin@xxxxxxxxx>, Judith Johnson <Regent.Johnson@xxxxxxxxx>, Kathleen Cashin <RegentCashin@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Lester Young <RegentYoung@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Luis Reyes <Regent.Reyes@xxxxxxxxx>, Nan Mead <Regent.Mead@xxxxxxxxx>, NYS Regents Office <regentsoffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Regent Brown <regentbrown@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Tilles <Regent.Tilles@xxxxxxxxx>, Wade Norwood <regentnorwood@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2017 13:18:16 -0400

--------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Monty Neill <monty@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, Mar 27, 2017 at 2:08 PM
Subject: [edliberation] Fact sheets from FairTest

Here are new and updated tools that parents, teachers, students and their
allies can use to battle the overuse and misuse of standardized tests.

·         *Just Say No to Standardized Tests: Why and How to Opt Out.*
http://www.fairtest.org/get-involved/opting-out

·
*Why You Can Boycott Standardized Tests without Fear of Federal Penalties
to Your School.  *
*http://www.fairtest.org/why-you-can-boycott-testing-without-fear*
<http://www.fairtest.org/why-you-can-boycott-testing-without-fear>

·         *Federal Law and Regulations on Opting Out under ESSA *(includes
info on requirement to test 95% of students). http://www.fairtest.org/federa
l-law-and-regulations-opting-out-under-essa <http://www.fairtest.org/>

·         *Personalized Learning or Continuous Online Testing?*
http://www.fairtest.org/personalized-learning-or-continuous-online-testing

·
*Time to Abolish High School Graduation Tests.  *
*http://www.fairtest.org/time-abolish-high-school-graduation-tests*
<http://www.fairtest.org/time-abolish-high-school-graduation-tests>

·         *Graduation Test Update: States That Recently Eliminated or
Scaled Back High School Exit Exams. *(Only 13 states have them, down from
27). http://www.fairtest.org/graduation-test-update-states-recent
ly-eliminated
<http://www.fairtest.org/graduation-test-update-states-recently-eliminatedhttp:/www.fairtest.org/graduation-test-update-states-recently-eliminated>

*And don't forget* FairTest's directory of the 925+ colleges that have
SAT-ACT optional admissions policies: http://www.fairtest.
org/university/optional.

These and all other fact sheets are available at
http://www.fairtest.org/fact%20sheets.

--
Monty Neill, Ed.D.; Executive Director, FairTest; P.O. Box 300204, Jamaica
Plain, MA 02130; 617-477-9792 <(617)%20477-9792>; http://www.fairtest.org;
Donate to FairTest: https://donatenow.networkforgood.org/fairtest

_______________________________________________
Network mailing list
Network@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.edliberation.org/listinfo.cgi/network-edliberation.org

--
Chojy Schroeder
420 Rugby Ave
Rochester, NY 14619
585-328-9596 <(585)%20328-9596> (h)
585-943-9596 <(585)%20943-9596> (c)

[regional_school] Fwd: [edliberation] Fact sheets from FairTest

Other related posts: