High Stakes Testing

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Steve Braden for Education Week
Assessment Opinion The Opt-Out Movement Is Gaining Momentum
The building opt-out movement signals a need for K-12 policymakers to improve family engagement, argue Michael P. Evans and Andrew Saultz.
Michael P. Evans & Andrew Saultz, June 9, 2015
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Jonathan Bouw for Education Week
School & District Management Opinion The Power of Parents Is on Display in Opt-Outs
Resistance to mandated tests, especially from parents of children with special needs, is reaching a breaking point in many districts, writes Rebecca Page Johnson.
Rebecca Page Johnson, June 9, 2015
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Bob Dahm for Education Week
Federal Opinion When Students Opt Out, What Are the Policy Implications?
The opt-out movement has an impact on K-12 accountability, but it's complicated, write researchers Jessica K. Beaver and Lucas Westmaas.
Jessica K. Beaver & Lucas Westmaas, June 9, 2015
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Fred and Catherine Hamel pose with their daughter, Teddi, who has completed 12 years of public schooling. She has earned an undergraduate degree in history and is now an outdoor educator with the international nonprofit organization Outward Bound.
Fred and Catherine Hamel pose with their daughter, Teddi, who has completed 12 years of public schooling. She has earned an undergraduate degree in history and is now an outdoor educator with the international nonprofit organization Outward Bound.
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Assessment Opinion Q&A: An Early Opt-Out Talks About School Without Tests
Twelve years after opting their children out of testing, Fred and Catherine Hamel interview their daughter on her experience.
Fred L. Hamel & Catherine Ross Hamel, June 9, 2015
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Nip Rogers for Education Week
Assessment Opinion Test-Taking 'Compliance' Does Not Ensure Equity
Parents have a civil right to opt out of testing when children's K-12 needs go unmet, write Judith Browne Dianis, John H. Jackson, and Pedro Noguera.
Judith Browne Dianis, John H. Jackson & Pedro A. Noguera, June 9, 2015
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Assessment Opinion States Should Ditch 'Cut Scores' on New Tests
Raising standards should be about helping students achieve them over time, not condemning students to failure, argues Randi Weingarten.
Randi Weingarten, June 1, 2015
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Assessment Opinion Consensus in Action: I Understand. I Can Agree. I Will Support.
Consensus becomes the scythe that clears the path forward.
Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers, May 12, 2015
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Student Achievement Opinion Accountability, Assessment, and Atlanta: Lessons for Educators
No longer is it about how one teaches, it is about what children learn. The stakes have changed.
Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers, April 21, 2015
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Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter describes how three former school officials "were at the top of the chain" during sentencing in Atlanta last week. Most of the former Atlanta educators convicted in a widespread conspiracy to inflate student scores on state tests were sentenced to prison. Judge Baxter called the cheating scandal "the sickest thing that's ever happened in this town."
Fulton County Superior Court Judge Jerry Baxter describes how three former school officials "were at the top of the chain" during sentencing in Atlanta last week. Most of the former Atlanta educators convicted in a widespread conspiracy to inflate student scores on state tests were sentenced to prison. Judge Baxter called the cheating scandal "the sickest thing that's ever happened in this town."
Photo by Kent D. Johnson/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP
Assessment Stiff Sentences for Convicted Atlanta Educators Shock Many
Most of the former educators convicted in a cheating scandal will remain free on bond while they appeal.
Corey Mitchell, April 17, 2015
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Assessment Opinion Will New Teacher Evaluation Requirements and Increased Focus on Standardized Testing Have Any Positive Results?
How can we assess teachers as doing a good job or not, if the system in which they are working does not allow for designing the learning opportunities required to prepare their students?
Jill Berkowicz & Ann Myers, April 9, 2015
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Defense attorney Robert Rubin, left, talks with his client, former Dobbs Elementary principal Dana Evans, center, before she is led to a holding cell after a jury found her guilty in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on April 1, in Atlanta.
Defense attorney Robert Rubin, left, talks with his client, former Dobbs Elementary principal Dana Evans, center, before she is led to a holding cell after a jury found her guilty in the Atlanta Public Schools test-cheating trial on April 1, in Atlanta.
Kent D. Johnson/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP
Assessment Convicted Atlanta Educators Draw Empathy, Condemnation
The conviction of 11 former educators on state racketeering charges that could land them behind bars has ignited debate about whether the punishment fits the crime.
Corey Mitchell, April 8, 2015
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Former Atlanta Public Schools School Research Team Director Tamara Cotman, center, is led to a holding cell after a jury found her guilty in the test-cheating trial on April 1 in Atlanta.
Former Atlanta Public Schools School Research Team Director Tamara Cotman, center, is led to a holding cell after a jury found her guilty in the test-cheating trial on April 1 in Atlanta.
--Kent D. Johnson/Atlanta Journal-Constitution/AP
Assessment Atlanta Educators Convicted in Test-Cheating Trial
Eleven former teachers and administrators were found guilty of racketeering for conspiring to change answers or guide students to correct responses on a 2009 state test.
Corey Mitchell, April 2, 2015
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Mayfield High School student Isabela Bencomo, 15, holds a sign during a walkout with her classmates at the school in Las Cruces, N.M., last month. Students were protesting new exams aligned to the Common Core State Standards.
Mayfield High School student Isabela Bencomo, 15, holds a sign during a walkout with her classmates at the school in Las Cruces, N.M., last month. Students were protesting new exams aligned to the Common Core State Standards.
Robin Zielinski/Las Cruces Sun-News/AP
Every Student Succeeds Act States Seek Guidance in Face of 'Opt Out' Push
A flurry of parents seeking to opt their children out of new common-core-aligned assessments has some states asking federal officials to clarify test-participation mandates.
Lauren Camera, March 31, 2015
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Jared Boggess for Education Week
Standards & Accountability Opinion Teaching the Common Core Requires Fine-Tuning School Policies
While the standards offer depth, they are not well supported by school instructional policies, writes teacher John Troutman McCrann.
John T. McCrann, March 23, 2015
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