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A Great University Fulfills Its Mission: FairTest Responds to the New York Times’s Call for the University of California System to Abandon Test-Free Admissions – Fairtest

rifanmuazin Aug 31, 2026 48 views

Executive Overview The ongoing ideological war over standardized testing in American higher education reached a new flashpoint following a controversial editorial published by The New...

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Beyond the MCAS: Massachusetts Stands at a Historic Crossroads for K-12 Educational Assessment and Deeper Learning

Raul Delapena Setiawan Aug 24, 2026 54 views

Executive Overview Massachusetts has long occupied a preeminent position in the landscape of American public education. Revered nationally as the "Bay State Blueprint," its school...

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Reimagining Student Assessment: A Critical Examination of Missouri’s Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority (IADA) Pilot

Laily UPN Aug 24, 2026 60 views

Date: January 28, 2026 Author: Harry Feder Published by: FairTest Special Investigations Executive Overview The landscape of American public education testing is undergoing a quiet...

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Beyond the Bubble: Why Education Expert Akil Bello Challenges Our Obsession with Standardized Test Scores

Nana Wu Aug 21, 2026 53 views

Executive Overview The eternal tug-of-war over how to measure student achievement has flared up once again, placing the spotlight squarely on a fundamental divide in...

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The American K-8 Assessment Crisis: Dismantling the "Test Pile" to Restore Joy and Equity to Public Education

Nila Kartika Wati Aug 21, 2026 50 views

Executive Overview American public education faces a quiet yet devastating crisis: the systematic over-testing of elementary and middle school students. For decades, the expansion of...

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Admissions at a Crossroads: FairTest Slams New York Times Editorial Calling for SAT/ACT Reinstatement in the UC System

Siti Muinah Aug 20, 2026 53 views

Executive Overview The ongoing national debate over higher education admissions policies has entered a contentious new phase following a high-profile intervention by the New York...

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Beyond the MCAS: A New Era for Massachusetts Education and Authentic Assessment

Layla Zulfa Aug 17, 2026 71 views

Executive Overview The landscape of secondary education in Massachusetts stands at a historic crossroads. Following a landmark voter referendum that rejected the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment...

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Reimagining Student Assessment: A Critical Examination of Missouri’s IADA Pilot and the Future of Competency-Based Education

Lina Hope Aug 16, 2026 64 views

Date: January 28, 2026 Author: Harry Feder Organization: FairTest Subject: Innovative Assessment Demonstration Authority (IADA), Missouri Education Policy, Competency-Based Learning Executive Overview The landscape of...

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The Great Assessment Divide: Why Educational Expert Akil Bello Challenges Our Blind Faith in Standardized Testing

Suro Senen Aug 10, 2026 185 views

Executive Overview In the modern landscape of American education, few fault lines run as deep or generate as much controversy as the debate between classroom...

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The High Cost of Over-Testing: How America’s K-8 Public Schools Are Drowning in Assessments—And How Educators Want to Fix It

Sagoh Aug 10, 2026 60 views

By The Investigative Desk Published: April 2026 Executive Overview American public education is currently facing a silent crisis, hidden not in underfunded classrooms or crumbling...