(last update: 20-Jun-2002)
Statewide CARE - An organization that coordinates statewide opposition to the MCAS, publishes position papers, collaborates with legislators, interacts with mass media, and co-sponsors events.
Mass Parents - An organization of parents opposing the MCAS, contains lots of useful information.
SCAM - Student Coalition for Alternatives to the MCAS - An organization of high school students. If you are a student, you should follow this link.
Mass Refusal - An organization advocating a more active approach against the MCAS. If you are interested in fighting the MCAS in ways that go beyond just trying to convince our legislators, then do visit this web site.
New Democracy - An organization that has been very active in MCAS opposition.
Fair Test - A national advocacy organization critical of standardized tests.
Brookline CARE - A very active local organization, particularly in legislative initiatives.
Mass Insight - An organization actively promoting the MCAS as the means of improving academic standards because "high school graduates entering the labor market do not posses the necessary skills".
Pioneer Institute - a conservative think tank whose objective is to "drive broad-based educational reform through the expansion of competition and parental choice".
Eye on Education - WGBH and The Boston Globe web site that does a reasonable job of presenting many points of view.
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Massachusetts Teachers Association
Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents
Massachusetts Association of School Committees
Members of the Education Committee
Testing Mania by Orfield and Wald - An article containing many useful links.
Harvard University - Civil Rights Project
Arlington Parents Exchange (APX)