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Florida Coalition for Assessment Reform
www.fcar.info
The Florida Coalition for Assessment Reform, Inc. (FCAR) is a grassroots
not-for-profit organization that provides resources and assistance
to parents, teachers, students, and other citizens who support constructive
assessment.
Manhattan Institute
www.manhattan-institute.org
The Manhattan Instiitute is a think tank whose mission is to develop
and disseminate new ideas that foster greater economic choice and
individual responsibility.
National Board on Education Testing and Public Policy
www.bc.edu/research/nbetpp
The National Board on Educational Testing and Public Policy monitors
tests for appropriate use and technical adequacy. The Board focuses
primarily on tests that are highly consequential for students, teachers,
and schools. These include tests used in making admissions, promotion,
or graduation decisions and tests used to evaluate schools and school
reform.
American Educational Research Association
www.aera.net
The American Educational Research Association is concerned with
improving the educational process by encouraging scholarly inquiry
related to education and by promoting the dissemination and practical
application of research results.
Fair Test
www.fairtest.org
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.
“We place special emphasis on eliminating the racial, class, gender,
and cultural barriers to equal opportunity posed by standardized
tests, and preventing their damage to the quality of education.
Based on Goals and Principles, we provide information, technical
assistance and advocacy on a broad range of testing concerns, focusing
on three areas: K-12, university admissions, and employment tests.”
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