This Is Not A Review: José Vilson’s reflections on “More Than a Score”

José Vilson teaches middle school math in the Inwood/Washington Heights neighborhood of New York, NY. His book, This Is Not A Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education, stormed the heavily guarded gates of the education reform debate, battered them down, and made people sit up straight and listen to a social justice …

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FairTest’s “Testing Reform Victories 2015” Report: The uprising against the testocracy takes off!

The National Center for Fair & Open Testing, know as FairTest, just released its wonderful report on the immense growth around the country of the movement in opposition to the abuses of standardized testing.  The victories included universities getting rid of their SAT/ACT requirement, states dropping the requirement for an exit exam to graduate from …

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The “More Than a Score” Anthem: The new song that explains the book and the movement against high-stakes testing!

A few weeks ago, I spoke in New York City at the Progressive Educator Network's national conference. There I joined a wonderful panel that highlighted resistance to standardized testing. After the panel I got off of the stage and an educator approached me and introduced himself as Caselli Jordan, a kindergarten teacher and musician from Philadelphia.  …

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