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Read the new FairTest report: Why College Admissions Should Remain Test Optional/Test Free. We compile the arguments and research in one handy place. And we respond to the NYTimes counter narrative. #TestOptional #CollegeAdmissions #SAT #ACT#FairTest ow.ly/k7IW50QHzUa

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Why would parents trust grades more than standardized test scores? Wrong question. Why should they trust test scores? We assume the parents' stupidity and that score reports give us useful information. Akil Bello unpacks unfortunate media framing and more. ow.ly/6lRL50YqxR9

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Why would parents trust grades more than test scores? Wrong question. Why would parents trust test scores? Let's interrogate whether test score reports give us meaningful information about kids rather than assume parents are ignorant. Akil Bello's take. ow.ly/wwj950Yqxrv

Don't confuse Mississippi "miracle" with an anti-poverty agenda. 4th grade test score rise not panacea. Reading and math interventions not a substitute for real investments in broad economic success. Economic opportunity and social mobility not that cheap. ow.ly/XsaS50YmyQM

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From Just Equations, more context of UCSD math report ignored by media and testing hawkers. Remedial math enrollment spiked when UCSD went to no calculators on its placement exam, not when it opened its gates to more poor kids by going test free. ow.ly/EjTf50YmzwU

New paper provides evidence of harm of 3rd-grade retention policies. Texas policy significantly reduced earnings by age 26, increased absenteeism, violent behavior, and juvenile crime and reduces HS grad rate. Oh, test scores temporarily improved. Whoopee! ow.ly/16KA50Ymy0a

From Just Equations, more context of UCSD math report ignored by media and testing hawkers. Remedial math enrollment spiked when UCSD went to no calculators on its placement exam, not when it opened its gates to more poor kids by going test free. ow.ly/EjTf50YmzwU

Don't confuse Mississippi "miracle" with an anti-poverty agenda. 4th grade test score rise not panacea. Reading and math interventions not a substitute for real investments in broad economic success. Economic opportunity and social mobility not that cheap. ow.ly/XsaS50YmyQM

New paper provides evidence of harm of 3rd-grade retention policies. Texas policy significantly reduced earnings by age 26, increased absenteeism, violent behavior, and juvenile crime and reduces HS grad rate. Oh, test scores temporarily improved. Whoopee! ow.ly/16KA50Ymy0a

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A must read. We try to give students of lesser means access to the process advantages of affluence. But the key metrics for college admission, both tests and other components, wildly advantage the affluent. Need deeper policy shifts to level the field. ow.ly/ZOV750Y50ej

Missouri joins the IADA program to pilot a new assessment system. How will it work, and will it improve on the current model? What should stakeholders ask during design and implementation? Read the FairTest report: fairtest.org/missouri-iada-… #EdPolicy #Assessment #IADA #FairTest

UCSD report being misused through the prism of admissions testing. Penalizes students with a testing gate for lacking preparation the system inequitably provides.Really about how and what math is taught and required. No problem at UCLA. And other insights. ow.ly/xV3z50Y5EnE