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National Center for Fair and Open Testing
A nonprofit advocacy organization dedicated to preventing the misuse of standardized tests.
http://www.fairtest.org
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Achieve
Organization devoted to improving the rigor and clarity of the process of standard-setting and testing. Provides standard-setting and benchmarking services to states and districts.
http://www.achieve.org
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National Council on Measurement in Education
The primary U.S. organization of measurement researchers and practitioners involved in educational testing.
http://www.ncme.org
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OECD PISA Online
The new Programme for International Student Assessment of the OECD, involves dozens of countries testing their 15 year olds' skills and knowledge as they approach the end of compulsory education.
http://www.pisa.oecd.org
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The Education Trust
EdTrust works for the high academic achievement of all students at all levels, kindergarten through college.
http://www.edtrust.org/
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ETS on the Issues
Essays from the maker of the SAT, GRE and other well-known standardized tests.
http://www.ets.org/aboutets/issues.html
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National Association of Test Directors
An association of professionals with responsibilities for administering assessment programs in K-12 public educational settings. A selection of their research papers and newsletters are available on the site.
http://www.natd.org
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Education Consumers Clearinghouse
Provides education's consumers access to information and opinion independent of the education community and sympathetic to the consumer's concerns and priorities.
http://education-consumers.com
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The Evils of Mandatory Testing
As home schooling grows as a movement, there is increasing political pressure to legislate and control home schoolers.
http://www.lessontutor.com/dw1.html
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Buros Institute
The Buros Institute, publishers of The Mental Measurements Yearbook and Tests in Print, provides critical analyses of tests and testing instruments.
http://www.unl.edu/buros/
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