High Stakes Testing
Position Paper: Standardized Testing
The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) has released a position paper on the increasing reliance on standardized test scores in measuring teacher effectiveness and school improvement as part of its “Pencils Down” campaign against high-stakes testing in schools. The paper, titled Debunking the Myths of Standardized Testing, discusses the history and advancement of the high-stakes testing movement and provides evidence against its effectiveness despite being staple of corporate education reform.
Other Resources
Opt-out letter
The More Than a Score coalition has provided instructions and a form letter for parents to request their children not participate in high stakes testing in school.
Links
March (Testing) Madness Takes Over Schools
Seattle Teachers Stoke National Debate About Standardized Tests
Boycott Gains Voice in Legislature with Bill to Report Costs of Testing
Colorado Students Plan March 14 Walk Out to Protest High-Stakes Exams
Standardized Testing Becomes the Great Divide in School Policy
High-Stakes Testing Threatens Civil Rights by Widening Racial Gaps
Testing, Other Policy Trends De-Professionalize Teaching
Florida Bill Would Delay Common Core Assessments Until New Exams Meet the Test
Five Things to Know About the SAT: Old or "New"
Teacher standoff stokes debate over organized testing
