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Please circulate this. Newer data that suggests that SATs "may suit Ivies", when subject to omitted variables like family income and race, is a poorer predictor than HS grades. And colleges with public purpose certainly shouldn't require them. #CollegeAdmissions #SATDebate
https://ow.ly/pJiQ50XwV3n
https://ow.ly/pJiQ50XwV3n
Why the SAT Is a Poor Fit for Public Universities (opinion)
The SAT may suit the Ivies, but it undermines the mission of America’s public institutions.
ow.ly
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Please circulate this. Newer data that suggests that SATs "may suit Ivies", when subject to omitted variables like family income and race, is a poorer predictor than HS grades. And colleges with public purpose certainly shouldn't require them. #CollegeAdmissions #SATDebate
https://ow.ly/pJiQ50XwV3n
https://ow.ly/pJiQ50XwV3n
Well, well, well. The Mississippi Miracle not so much. 3rd grade gate took lowest 10% of readers out of the NAEP pool inflating numbers. And the "race gap" got no better. 8th grade NAEP stagnant. Journalists need some more stats training. #NAEP
https://ow.ly/Stc950XAJSe
https://ow.ly/96Ub50XAJSg
https://ow.ly/Stc950XAJSe
https://ow.ly/96Ub50XAJSg
December 2, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Well, well, well. The Mississippi Miracle not so much. 3rd grade gate took lowest 10% of readers out of the NAEP pool inflating numbers. And the "race gap" got no better. 8th grade NAEP stagnant. Journalists need some more stats training. #NAEP
https://ow.ly/Stc950XAJSe
https://ow.ly/96Ub50XAJSg
https://ow.ly/Stc950XAJSe
https://ow.ly/96Ub50XAJSg
Please circulate this. Newer data that suggests that SATs "may suit Ivies", when subject to omitted variables like family income and race, is a poorer predictor than HS grades. And colleges with public purpose certainly shouldn't require them. #CollegeAdmissions #SATDebate
https://ow.ly/pJiQ50XwV3n
https://ow.ly/pJiQ50XwV3n
Why the SAT Is a Poor Fit for Public Universities (opinion)
The SAT may suit the Ivies, but it undermines the mission of America’s public institutions.
ow.ly
November 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Please circulate this. Newer data that suggests that SATs "may suit Ivies", when subject to omitted variables like family income and race, is a poorer predictor than HS grades. And colleges with public purpose certainly shouldn't require them. #CollegeAdmissions #SATDebate
https://ow.ly/pJiQ50XwV3n
https://ow.ly/pJiQ50XwV3n
The consequences of 30+ years of test obsession and "data-driven" student metrics laid bare. Thank you NYT Magazine for affirming the FairTest mission. #TestingCulture #AssessmentReform
https://ow.ly/bGTY50XwXmp
https://ow.ly/bGTY50XwXmp
November 25, 2025 at 4:01 PM
The consequences of 30+ years of test obsession and "data-driven" student metrics laid bare. Thank you NYT Magazine for affirming the FairTest mission. #TestingCulture #AssessmentReform
https://ow.ly/bGTY50XwXmp
https://ow.ly/bGTY50XwXmp
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who would believe that preparation for college might require specifically not reading whole books
November 24, 2025 at 3:20 AM
who would believe that preparation for college might require specifically not reading whole books
The consequences of 30+ years of test obsession and "data-driven" student metrics laid bare. Thank you NYT Magazine for affirming the FairTest mission. #TestingCulture #AssessmentReform
https://ow.ly/bGTY50XwXmp
https://ow.ly/bGTY50XwXmp
America’s Children Are Unwell. Are Schools Part of the Problem?
From A.D.H.D. to anxiety, disorders have risen as the expectations of childhood have changed.
ow.ly
November 24, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The consequences of 30+ years of test obsession and "data-driven" student metrics laid bare. Thank you NYT Magazine for affirming the FairTest mission. #TestingCulture #AssessmentReform
https://ow.ly/bGTY50XwXmp
https://ow.ly/bGTY50XwXmp
Please circulate this. Newer data that suggests that SATs "may suit Ivies", when subject to omitted variables like family income and race, is a poorer predictor than HS grades. And colleges with public purpose certainly shouldn't require them. #CollegeAdmissions #SATDebate
https://ow.ly/pJiQ50XwV3n
https://ow.ly/pJiQ50XwV3n
Why the SAT Is a Poor Fit for Public Universities (opinion)
The SAT may suit the Ivies, but it undermines the mission of America’s public institutions.
ow.ly
November 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Please circulate this. Newer data that suggests that SATs "may suit Ivies", when subject to omitted variables like family income and race, is a poorer predictor than HS grades. And colleges with public purpose certainly shouldn't require them. #CollegeAdmissions #SATDebate
https://ow.ly/pJiQ50XwV3n
https://ow.ly/pJiQ50XwV3n
We shouldn't allow the federal mission of supporting at-risk student populations be jeopardized. Farming key DOE functions to the Labor Department or HHS is not helpful in that regard. Make your voice heard.
https://ow.ly/Py3t50XtPHO
https://ow.ly/Py3t50XtPHO
Don’t Let the Trump Administration Dismantle the Department of Education | NEA
Gutting the department will destroy programs and protections that guarantee educational opportunities for all students—whether funding for schools or support for students with ADHD, autism, and more.
ow.ly
November 18, 2025 at 10:37 PM
We shouldn't allow the federal mission of supporting at-risk student populations be jeopardized. Farming key DOE functions to the Labor Department or HHS is not helpful in that regard. Make your voice heard.
https://ow.ly/Py3t50XtPHO
https://ow.ly/Py3t50XtPHO
Massachusetts has a unique opportunity to create a system of assessments and graduation requirements that develops the skills and knowledge necessary for 21st century citizenship and economy. This FairTest/MTA paper shows the way. #graduation#MCAS #MassachusettsEducation
https://ow.ly/JrWH50Xq1Jn
https://ow.ly/JrWH50Xq1Jn
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Massachusetts has a unique opportunity to create a system of assessments and graduation requirements that develops the skills and knowledge necessary for 21st century citizenship and economy. This FairTest/MTA paper shows the way. #graduation#MCAS #MassachusettsEducation
https://ow.ly/JrWH50Xq1Jn
https://ow.ly/JrWH50Xq1Jn
Massachusetts has a unique opportunity to create a system of assessments and graduation requirements that develops the skills and knowledge necessary for 21st century citizenship and economy. This FairTest/MTA paper shows the way. #graduation#MCAS #MassachusettsEducation
https://ow.ly/JrWH50Xq1Jn
https://ow.ly/JrWH50Xq1Jn
November 11, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Massachusetts has a unique opportunity to create a system of assessments and graduation requirements that develops the skills and knowledge necessary for 21st century citizenship and economy. This FairTest/MTA paper shows the way. #graduation#MCAS #MassachusettsEducation
https://ow.ly/JrWH50Xq1Jn
https://ow.ly/JrWH50Xq1Jn
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Company that helped create the SAT to lay off 757 California worker www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
November 5, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Company that helped create the SAT to lay off 757 California worker www.sfchronicle.com/california/a...
States & districts are moving towards defining the characteristics they want to see in graduates and modes of graduating in more practical ways. We've produced 2 reports analyzing this trend, looking at the Graduate Portraits and Multiple Pathways. Check 'em out.
https://ow.ly/uCRT50Xa67b
https://ow.ly/uCRT50Xa67b
The Changing Graduation Landscape: Portraits and Pathways - Fairtest
States and districts are increasingly moving towards defining the characteristics they want to see in high school graduates in ways that capture readiness for citizenship, employment and social relations in the modern world. The development of Portraits of a Graduate at the state and local level, including examples and challenges is discussed in our report,
ow.ly
October 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
States & districts are moving towards defining the characteristics they want to see in graduates and modes of graduating in more practical ways. We've produced 2 reports analyzing this trend, looking at the Graduate Portraits and Multiple Pathways. Check 'em out.
https://ow.ly/uCRT50Xa67b
https://ow.ly/uCRT50Xa67b
We've updated our landscape of state graduation exams. Only 6 states maintain high state exit exams. There is a realization that high school needs to be about building real world knowledge and skills. And ELA exams don't make kids go out and read novels.
https://ow.ly/kHb450Xa5TF
https://ow.ly/kHb450Xa5TF
Graduation Test Update: States That Recently Eliminated or Scaled Back High School Exit Exams (Updated NOVEMBER 2023) - Fairtest
Graduation Test Update: States That Recently Eliminated or Scaled Back High School Exit Exams (Updated November 2023) The number of states requiring high school graduation exams in language arts and math has declined rapidly over the past few years. Only nine states have graduation tests in place for the high school class of 2024, down
ow.ly
October 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
We've updated our landscape of state graduation exams. Only 6 states maintain high state exit exams. There is a realization that high school needs to be about building real world knowledge and skills. And ELA exams don't make kids go out and read novels.
https://ow.ly/kHb450Xa5TF
https://ow.ly/kHb450Xa5TF
States & districts are moving towards defining the characteristics they want to see in graduates and modes of graduating in more practical ways. We've produced 2 reports analyzing this trend, looking at the Graduate Portraits and Multiple Pathways. Check 'em out.
https://ow.ly/uCRT50Xa67b
https://ow.ly/uCRT50Xa67b
The Changing Graduation Landscape: Portraits and Pathways - Fairtest
States and districts are increasingly moving towards defining the characteristics they want to see in high school graduates in ways that capture readiness for citizenship, employment and social relations in the modern world. The development of Portraits of a Graduate at the state and local level, including examples and challenges is discussed in our report,
ow.ly
October 16, 2025 at 4:05 PM
States & districts are moving towards defining the characteristics they want to see in graduates and modes of graduating in more practical ways. We've produced 2 reports analyzing this trend, looking at the Graduate Portraits and Multiple Pathways. Check 'em out.
https://ow.ly/uCRT50Xa67b
https://ow.ly/uCRT50Xa67b
IHE puts Princeton decision in context: what's true for Ivies not true for all. Most schools remain test free/optional and know that test scores are not great indicators of academic prowess.
https://ow.ly/x1R550Xbjw4
https://ow.ly/x1R550Xbjw4
Princeton Will Require Standardized Test Scores Again
Only one Ivy League institution, Columbia University, still has a test-optional policy in place. Advocates for the policies note that the large majority of universities haven’t returned to requiring test scores.
ow.ly
October 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
IHE puts Princeton decision in context: what's true for Ivies not true for all. Most schools remain test free/optional and know that test scores are not great indicators of academic prowess.
https://ow.ly/x1R550Xbjw4
https://ow.ly/x1R550Xbjw4
Check out what's going on in rural Allen Co., KY! As documented by CIE and UKy, assessment and accountability designed inclusively and locally produces great results. This is the buy in communities and students crave--not top down compliance induced fear.
https://ow.ly/1eXs50Xa4Y0
https://ow.ly/1eXs50Xa4Y0
Better Together: Allen County Research | CIE
“I wish all of our legislators could see this work because I think it would change their mind about assessment… that it is not a test score that defines [our students], but it's the work like this…. I would want them to see this work and to understand that it's for all students. At all levels, all s…
ow.ly
October 15, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Check out what's going on in rural Allen Co., KY! As documented by CIE and UKy, assessment and accountability designed inclusively and locally produces great results. This is the buy in communities and students crave--not top down compliance induced fear.
https://ow.ly/1eXs50Xa4Y0
https://ow.ly/1eXs50Xa4Y0
We've updated our landscape of state graduation exams. Only 6 states maintain high state exit exams. There is a realization that high school needs to be about building real world knowledge and skills. And ELA exams don't make kids go out and read novels.
https://ow.ly/kHb450Xa5TF
https://ow.ly/kHb450Xa5TF
Graduation Test Update: States That Recently Eliminated or Scaled Back High School Exit Exams (Updated NOVEMBER 2023) - Fairtest
Graduation Test Update: States That Recently Eliminated or Scaled Back High School Exit Exams (Updated November 2023) The number of states requiring high school graduation exams in language arts and math has declined rapidly over the past few years. Only nine states have graduation tests in place for the high school class of 2024, down
ow.ly
October 15, 2025 at 6:01 PM
We've updated our landscape of state graduation exams. Only 6 states maintain high state exit exams. There is a realization that high school needs to be about building real world knowledge and skills. And ELA exams don't make kids go out and read novels.
https://ow.ly/kHb450Xa5TF
https://ow.ly/kHb450Xa5TF
Please read this important study by Saul Geiser of UC. HS grades better predict freshman college grades than SAT. When socioeconomics added as factor in Friedman Ivy study, conclusion that SAT is better is flipped. And tests do not help the poor and minority applicants.
https://ow.ly/Tgbw50Xbj2B
https://ow.ly/Tgbw50Xbj2B
October 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Please read this important study by Saul Geiser of UC. HS grades better predict freshman college grades than SAT. When socioeconomics added as factor in Friedman Ivy study, conclusion that SAT is better is flipped. And tests do not help the poor and minority applicants.
https://ow.ly/Tgbw50Xbj2B
https://ow.ly/Tgbw50Xbj2B
There are better ways to improve meaningful outcomes in K-12 schooling than top-down, test-based accountability. Doubling down on NCLB's a bad idea. Local models grounded in community and supported by the state are the way. Check out our report (with CIE).
https://ow.ly/C26q50Xa5nb
https://ow.ly/C26q50Xa5nb
October 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
There are better ways to improve meaningful outcomes in K-12 schooling than top-down, test-based accountability. Doubling down on NCLB's a bad idea. Local models grounded in community and supported by the state are the way. Check out our report (with CIE).
https://ow.ly/C26q50Xa5nb
https://ow.ly/C26q50Xa5nb
Check out what's going on in rural Allen Co., KY! As documented by CIE and UKy, assessment and accountability designed inclusively and locally produces great results. This is the buy in communities and students crave--not top down compliance induced fear.
https://ow.ly/1eXs50Xa4Y0
https://ow.ly/1eXs50Xa4Y0
Better Together: Allen County Research | CIE
“I wish all of our legislators could see this work because I think it would change their mind about assessment… that it is not a test score that defines [our students], but it's the work like this…. I would want them to see this work and to understand that it's for all students. At all levels, all s…
ow.ly
October 10, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Check out what's going on in rural Allen Co., KY! As documented by CIE and UKy, assessment and accountability designed inclusively and locally produces great results. This is the buy in communities and students crave--not top down compliance induced fear.
https://ow.ly/1eXs50Xa4Y0
https://ow.ly/1eXs50Xa4Y0
Testing News for Sept.23-Sept.30! - https://mailchi.mp/fairtest/fairtest-newsletter-for-the-week-of-june23-july1-2025-12750280
October 7, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Testing News for Sept.23-Sept.30! - https://mailchi.mp/fairtest/fairtest-newsletter-for-the-week-of-june23-july1-2025-12750280
Good analysis. For a putative populist he sure wants to stack the deck for the rich.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...
Trump Escalates a Fight Over How to Measure Merit in American Education
www.nytimes.com
August 8, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Good analysis. For a putative populist he sure wants to stack the deck for the rich.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/08/u...