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Shirley LincicumThe National Center for Fair & Open Testing. Advocates for alternatives to high stakes standardized testing.
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The National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) works to end the misuses and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial.
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<div class="clearfix with-navigation" id="main"><div class="column" id="content"><div class="section"><div id="content-area"><div class="node node-type-page node-promoted build-mode-full clearfix" id="node-22"><div class="content"><p></p><br/><p><br/><a rel="nofollow" href="/about">Learn more about us and our mission.</a><br/></p><br/> </div><br/><br/> </div><!-- /.node --><br/> </div><br/><br/> <div class="region region-content-bottom"><br/> <div class="block block-views first last region-odd odd region-count-1 count-5" id="block-views-spotlight-block_1"><br/> <h2 class="title">Spotlight</h2><br/> <br/> <div class="content"><br/> <div class="views_view view view-spotlight view-id-spotlight view-display-id-block_1 view-dom-id-2"><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <div class="view-content"><br/> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"><br/> <br/> <div class="views-field-title"><br/> <span class="field-content"><h3><a rel="nofollow" href="/8-ways-to-fight-infographic">8 Ways To Fight High-Stakes Testing Infographic Now Available</a></h3></span><br/> </div><br/> <br/> <div class="views-field-body"><br/> <div class="field-content"><p><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" tabindex="0" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption"><span class="hasCaption"><strong>New: January 23, 2013</strong>: FairTest has created a single page infographic highlighting some points from our <strong>Eight Ways to Fight High-Stakes Testing Fact Sheet</strong>. See it and download a full sized printable PDF of it at </span></span><a rel="nofollow" href="http://fairtest.org/8-ways-to-fight-infographic">http://fairtest.org/8-ways-to-fight-infographic</a></p></div><br/> </div><br/> <br/> <div class="views-field-nothing"><br/> <span class="field-content"><a rel="nofollow" href="/8-ways-to-fight-infographic">Read more...</a></span><br/> </div><br/> <br/> <div class="views-field-edit-node"><br/> <span class="field-content"></span><br/> </div><br/> </div><br/> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"><br/> <br/> <div class="views-field-title"><br/> <span class="field-content"><h3><a rel="nofollow" href="/common-core-assessments-more-tests-not-much-better">Common Core Assessments: More Tests, But Not Much Better.</a></h3></span><br/> </div><br/> <br/> <div class="views-field-body"><br/> <div class="field-content"><p>New FairTest fact sheet explains that the looming multi-state standardized tests are "vaporware"--still more hype than substance--and are unlikely to be much of an improvement over current tests. Many school infrastructures will not be able to handle the computer load, and the high stakes will continue to damage children, teachers and schools.</p></div><br/> </div><br/> <br/> <div class="views-field-nothing"><br/> <span class="field-content"><a rel="nofollow" href="/common-core-assessments-more-tests-not-much-better">Read more...</a></span><br/> </div><br/> <br/> <div class="views-field-edit-node"><br/> <span class="field-content"></span><br/> </div><br/> </div><br/> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd views-row-last"><br/> <br/> <div class="views-field-title"><br/> <span class="field-content"><h3><a rel="nofollow" href="/national-resolution-highstakes-testing">Sign the National Resolution on High-Stakes Testing NOW! </a></h3></span><br/> </div><br/> <br/> <div class="views-field-body"><br/> <div class="field-content"><p>Join more than 11,000 individuals and 400 organizations who have already signed.</p><br/><p>The Resolution is a vehicle for everyone who cares about public education to speak out against the harmful consequences of high-stakes testing.</p><br/><p><a rel="nofollow" href="http://fairtest.org/national-resolution-highstakes-testing">Sign now to tell local, state and federal authorities it’s time to overhaul testing and accountability.</a></p></div><br/> </div><br/> <br/> <div class="views-field-nothing"><br/> <span class="field-content"><a rel="nofollow" href="/national-resolution-highstakes-testing">Read more...</a></span><br/> </div><br/> <br/> <div class="views-field-edit-node"><br/> <span class="field-content"></span><br/> </div><br/> </div><br/> </div><br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/></div><!-- /.view --><br/> </div><br/><br/> </div><!-- /.block --><br/></div><!-- /.region --><br/><br/> <br/> </div></div><!-- /.section, /#content --><br/><br/> <div id="navigation"><div class="section clearfix"><br/><br/> <br/> <div class="region region-navigation"><br/> <div class="block block-nice_menus first last region-odd even region-count-1 count-4" id="block-nice_menus-1"><br/> <br/> <div class="content"><br/> <ul class="nice-menu nice-menu-down sf-js-enabled" id="nice-menu-1"><li class="menu-49 menu-path-front active-trail first odd "><a rel="nofollow" class="active" href="/">Home</a></li><br/><li class="menu-50 menuparent menu-path-node-71 even "><a rel="nofollow" href="/k-12">K-12 Testing</a><ul style="visibility: hidden; 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Jacqueline TrademanThis looks like a very good site with all kinds of links...if you look under K-12, there is link to a long list of news articles on testing.
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soberleThis not for profit works to "end the misuses and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open and educationally beneficial. Make sure to look at the site's list of colleges that make admissio
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he National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) works to end the misuses and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial.
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Philip LaceyThe National Center for Fair & Open Testing (FairTest) works to end the misuses and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial.
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