Over the almost 50 years of Hecht-Calandra act being law, we now have decades of research detailing the problems with high-stakes testing as the sole measure of student ability. Yet Hecht-Calandra and the exam it authorizes continue to be New York State law.
Denying the harm in using a single multiple-choice exam as the sole measure of a child’s academic worth with the mountains of scientific evidence we now have is similar to denying global warming.
No other district in the nation uses a single exam for screening a public high school. No red state or GOP-led State has a single-measure entrance exam.
Replace Hecht-Calandra act to allow modern psychometric testing practices that aren’t subject to the above issues.
How you can help
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Posts, News & Articles
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Teachers union chief cites Stuyvesant HS in ripping standardized testing
The Mayor has shifted blame to state lawmakers. But he can take action now if he wants to.
Brown’s Lost Promise: New York City Specialized High Schools as a Case Study in the Illusory Support for Class-Based Affirmative Action
WERE BLACK AND HISPANIC KINDERGARTENERS UNDER-REPRESENTED AND RACIALLY SEGREGATED IN GIFTED & TALENTED PROGRAMS IN 2018-2019?
Stuyvesant students say the crushing workload is hurting their mental health. Here’s what they’re doing about it.
NYC mayoral candidates divided on politically fractious elite high school test
Students Will Take SHSAT in Person Next Week, Adding to Strain on Middle School Principals
Mayor’s 2018 Proposal
