5/20/2003
FCAT reform site
The Florida Coalition for Assessment Reform, Inc. (FCAR) now has a Web site with resources for those opposing the FCATization of Florida education. Here's an op-ed piece by the group's president Gloria Pipkin.
The site includes an on-line petition.
The group's stated goals:
The site includes an on-line petition.
The group's stated goals:
- To monitor the uses and abuses of FCAT throughout the state
- To advocate for Florida students and their families
- To promote public policies that support constructive assessment of all Florida students
- To increase public awareness of alternatives to high stakes testing
- To publicize the onerous burdens and negative effects of the federal No Child Left Behind Act on education in Florida.
