Moving into the peak weeks of the 2016 standardized exam season, the assessment reform movement continues to notch more victories as test-opt outs and other forms of protest accelerate in many states.
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Multiple States *Advocates Question Machine-Scoring of PARCC, SmarterBalanced Writing Samples
http://www.
Multiple States FairTest Chronology of Computerized Testing Problems
Across the U.S.
<http://fairtest.org/
*Alaska *Cancels All K-12 Standardized Testing for the Year After
Computer Administration SNAFU
https://www.washingtonpost.
*California *Parent Group Pushes for More Opt-Outs
http://www.dailybreeze.com/
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Colorado *Legislature Rejects Civics Test Mandate
http://co.chalkbeat.org/2016/
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Connecticut *Smarter Balanced Test Wrong Answer for Students, Teachers
http://www.courant.com/
Connecticut Black and Latino Parents Discuss Opt-Out Strategies
https://blogcea.org/2016/04/
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Florida *More Parents Join Opt-Out Movement
http://www.yourobserver.com/
Florida Opt-Out Groups Push for Real Changes in Assessment
http://www.orangeobserver.com/
Florida School Testing Scores High on Hypocrisy, Low on Integrity
http://www.tampabay.com/news/
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Georgia *Movement to Opt More Students Out of Standardized Tests
Continued to Grow
http://onlineathens.com/
Illinois *PARCC Test Disrupts Classroom Learning
http://www.livingindialogue.
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Indiana *Standardized Test Content Is Spreading Nationwide
http://www.journalgazette.net/
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Iowa *New Federal Education Law Eliminates Some NCLB Punishments for
Local Schools
http://www.nonpareilonline.
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Maine *Survey Finds Teachers Blast New Standardized Tests
https://bangordailynews.com/
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Maryland *Baltimore Algebra Project Students Rap Against Tests
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
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Massachusetts *"Take The Test" Event Exposes Elected Officials to the
Exam They Mandate
http://baystatebanner.com/
Massachusetts Hollow Threats Fail to Slow Opt-Out Growth
http://www.capecodtimes.com/
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Michigan *Students Will Spend Less Time on State Testing This Year
http://www.sentinel-standard.
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Minnesota *Hundreds of Minneapolis High School Students Opt Out of
Standardized Tests
http://www.startribune.com/
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New Jersey *Parents Protest Tying PARCC Test to Graduation
http://www.njtvonline.org/
New Jersey Many Reasons to Opt-Out of PARCC Exams
https://www.tapinto.net/towns/
New Jersey PARCC Opt-Out Movement Is Not Just a White-Suburban Thing
http://patersontimes.com/2016/
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New Mexico *Varying District Opt-Out Policies Confuse Parents
http://www.koat.com/news/
*New Mexico Current Use of PARCC Test Causes Damage
http://www.abqjournal.com/
New Mexico Let's Opt for Something Better Than PARCC Tests
http://www.santafenewmexican.
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**New York *Anti-Common Core Testing Fury Rages as New Round of Exams Begin
https://www.longislandpress.
New York Why the Opt-Out Movement Is Not Losing Steam
http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/
New York "Revised" 2016 State Tests No Better Than Ones They Replaced
http://nycpublicschoolparents.
*North Dakota *Some Parents Opt Children Out of Standardized Tests
http://www.valleynewslive.com/
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Oregon *Why Parents Should Opt Their Children Out of Standardized Tests
http://registerguard.com/rg/
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Pennsylvania* Opt-Out Totals Rise
http://www.
Pennsylvania How to Write an Opt-Out Letter
http://lancasteronline.com/
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Tennessee* State Standardized Testing Time to Be Scaled Back for Next Year
http://clarksvillenow.com/
Tennessee Testing Takes Up Too Much Learning Times
http://www.knoxnews.com/
*Texas *Computer Failures Erased Answers From 14,220 Tests
http://www.mystatesman.com/
Texas Top 10% College Admissions Plan Increased Diversity, Academic Quality
http://www.mysanantonio.com/
Texas Testing Company Will Be Punished for Computer Administration Foul Up
http://www.houstonchronicle.
Texas Teachers Give STAAR Tests Failing Grades
http://www.houstonchronicle.
*Washington* Parents and Local NAACP Press School Board to Address
Testing Concerns
http://www.king5.com/mb/news/
*ACT/SAT* Rejected by Many Colleges, Test-makers Try to Move Into State
Markets as Common Core Exams
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/
ACT/SAT Problems with Requiring College Admissions Tests for All High
School Students
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/
ACT/SAT Skidmore Adopts Test-Optional Policy
http://skidmorenews.com/new-
ACT/SAT FairTest Directory of 860 Schools That Do Not Require All of
Many Applicants to Submit Scores
http://fairtest.org/
Teachers of the Year Say Test-Based Evaluations Cause Most Damage to
Profession
http://bit.ly/1UUGT8s
/Bob Schaeffer, Public Education Director//
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