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FairTest has been fighting the misuse of standardized testing since 1985. Here is their weekly update on the exploding movement to curb high-stakes testing and to opt students out of testing to send a message to policymakers: The assessment reform movement gains momentum across the U.S. and even beyond national borders, as parents, students, teachers, administrators, and school board members say “Enough is enough” to standardized exam misuse and overuse. Now is the time to ratchet up pressure on members of Congress and state legislatures to roll back test-and-punish mandates! Less Testing: More… Continue reading FairTest: The Astonishing Revolution Against High-Stakes Testing, from Coast to Coast

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Norbert Haupt [click to enlarge] Credit: NASA JPL Photojournal A photograph taken by the Cassini space craft orbiting Saturn. Above is the south pole of Saturn’s moon Rhea (about 1,528 kilometers diameter) and in the background the moon Dione (1,123 kilometers diameter), with its southern part covered by Saturn’s rings, seen almost edge on, in front of Dione. What a time we live in where we can see crystal clear images of moons of Saturn and its rings! More information at photojournal.jpl.nasa.gov. View original post Continue reading The Dance of Rhea and Dione

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