The National Center for Fair Open Testing | FairTest

Time 2020-07-13 15:11:50

Web Name: The National Center for Fair Open Testing | FairTest

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The National Center for Fair Open Testing (FairTest) works to end the misuses and flaws of standardized testing and to ensure that evaluation of students, teachers and schools is fair, open, valid and educationally beneficial.Learn more about us and our mission.SPOTLIGHTMore Than Half of All U.S. Four-Years Colleges and Universities Will Be Test-Optional for Fall 2021 AdmissionA new tally of higher education testing policies shows that more than half of all 4-year colleges and universities will not require applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores for fall 2021 admission. The National Center for Fair Open Testing (FairTest), which maintains a master list, reports that 1,240 institutions are now test-optional. The National Center for Educational Statistics counted 2,330 U.S. bachelor-degree granting schools during the 2018-2019 academic year. Read more...College Board Sued By Students, Fair-Testing Advocates For Access And Technology Failures On Computerized AP ExamsStudents and families from across the U.S., whose Advanced Placement (AP) responses could not be submitted during last week s exams due to the test-makers technology problems, have filed a class action lawsuit in federal court seeking to force AP s sponsor, the College Board, to score their answers. The National Center for Fair Open Testing (FairTest), whose staff spent many hours documenting and publicizing students experiences, joined the plaintiffs in seeking compensatory and punitive damages from the College Board.Read more....Updated FairTest Factsheet: States That Recently Eliminated or Scaled Back High School Exit ExamsThe number of states requiring high school graduation exams in language arts and math has declined rapidly over the past few years. Only eleven states have graduation tests in place for the high school class of 2020, down from a high of 27 that had or planned such tests. The current number is the lowest level since at least the mid-1990s.See our updated fact sheet: Graduation Test Update: States That Recently Eliminated or Scaled Back High School Exit ExamsRead more...2019 SAT Scores: Gaps Between Demographic Groups Grows LargerThe test remains a clearer measure of family background than higher education readiness. Over 1,050 colleges, universities now do not require SAT or ACT scores.Read more... Beyond The GRE Campaign And GREXIT Web List Seek To Downplay Tests In Graduate School AdmissionsScores from the Graduate Records Examinations (GRE) are not good predictors of success in many graduate school programs, according to leaders of an effort to reduce reliance on test results launched today.Read more...Just Say No to Standardized Tests: Why and How to Opt Out 1,300+ Accredited, 4-Year Colleges Universities with ACT/SAT-Optional Testing Policies for Fall, 2021 AdmissionsSee the searchable database of schools. Find out why and how schools go Test Optional. Members of the Media:Contact Robert Schaeffer at (239) 395-6773 or FairTest at (617) 477-9792Social Media:Visit FairTest on Facebook and Twitter

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