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There is a plan to ditch the Florida Standards Assessment known as the FSA. Gov. Ron DeSantis said it’s outdated but something will have to take its place. “It’s gonna be more student-friendly,” DeSantis said. “It’s gonna be more parent-friendly. It’s gonna be more teacher-friendly.” Bob Schaeffer is the executive director of Fair Test, the […]

In Rhode Island, Education Commissioner Angélica Infante-Green said Friday that students will follow federal regulations and take the Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System starting later this month.  She emphasized, however, that the test results will not be used to evaluate schools or school districts as they have in the past.  Infante-Green said the tests are a critical tool to determine how much learning loss has occurred during the pandemic, especially for students who were alread...

Feeling the stress of standardized tests can be a useful exercise for students Jay Mathews, The Washington Post March 6, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail A recent story in the Los Angeles Times reminded me of stubborn contradictions in the way we think about schools and tests. The headline said: "Schools Stick To Testing Despite Stress." L.A. Times reporter Melissa Gomez began, "Despite deep concerns over elevating student stress just as children are returning to school, standardized testing will tak...

My Turn: Say no to the the MCAS, this year more than ever Published: 1/27/2021 3:56:34 PM There is an increasing push from around the state to suspend giving the MCAS this school year due to the pandemic. While there have been major concerns about the MCAS for years and years, even before the pandemic, now that most districts are holding classes remotely the concerns about the testing are getting louder and more insistent. Children have lost family members. Their parents have lost jobs or are ...

Need further assistance? Please call Member Services at 1-800-333-0663 Poor Security at Online Proctoring Company May Have Put Student Data at Risk Leaked software from Proctortrack raises questions about how carefully schools evaluate test-monitoring companies By Thomas Germain

The new bright line. >> terry, what is your sense of that? right now, most of it is viability is 22 to 24 weeks. most places its done on a case by case basis. 20 weeks, you heard julily makes a strong case that medical technology and other technology and scientific gains have made that a new fair test. what do you say? >> the science isnt there for this. this isnt about science. this is about rolling back womens rights. 40% of women in this country have had or will have an abortion. its a medica...