High-Stakes Testing

FairTests

'No child' Leaves Too Much Behind by Brian Stecher. Brian Stecher is a senior social scientist at the RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization.

Classroom Assessment: A Brave New World by Dr. Douglas D. Christensen.

Position Statements on High-Stakes Testing by professional organizations:

American Evaluation Association

American Educational Research Association

Alliance for Childhood

National Council of Teachers of English

International Reading Association

National Education Association

National PTA

National Science Teachers Association

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

American School Counselor’s Association

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development

Fourth Grader Suspended After Refusing to Answer Exam Question

Lack of Time

Time Out By Christopher Cross and Milt Goldberg

Lack of Access

Filtering

Internet Filters: A Public Policy Report

Parental/District Concerns for Safety

Choosing Not to Go Down the Not-so-good Cyberstreets by Nancy Willard, M.S., J.D.

Control Factor

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Relinquish Control by Peter Merholz

Culture of Our Schools

Why hasn't technology changed education? by Ted NellenW

Fear of Transparency

Resistance to Change

Why Teachers Must Become Change Agents by Michael G. fullan

Culture of Fear

Combination of Topics

When Kids Make Content: A Q&A with Blog Evangelist Will Richardson by Cedar Pruitt

Administrative Assistance: Clearing Hurdles by Alan November