Word: weiss
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...whether objection should be made to tests, to the misuse and overuse of tests, to the values of a test-happy society or to testing as an aid to inadvertent discrimination. But the conferees were clear enough about supporting a federal legislative measure, proposed by New York Congressman Ted Weiss and curiously dubbed truth in testing, that would require national aptitude testing companies to disclose test questions and answers shortly after tests are given. Scheduled for consideration by Congress next year, the measure has drawn heavy opposition from testing organizations, which warn that the costs to students will...
...Conference Organizer John Weiss, 24, an activist who a year ago hit on testing as an issue in search of a movement, truth in testing is only the first step. Weiss says he hopes tests will be seen in a more balanced perspective and that alternatives will be developed to replace multiple-choice tests if the current rebellion "takes the halo off the whole operation." To Ralph Nader, the main ill to be cured is "the destruction of the self-confidence of millions of students who incorporate into their own psyches the standards of evaluation set by the Educational Testing...
Mainstream or not, some of the reaction to the reform movement has been strong. In New York, where a statewide truth-in-testing bill similar to that proposed by Weiss is scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, all but eight of 26 testing groups expect to halt testing instead of disclosing the questions on their exams. Included are the new Medical College Admissions Test, Dental Admission Test, Nursing School Aptitude Examination, and the Veterinary Aptitude Test. The Scholastic Aptitude Test for college applicants will continue to be offered in New York, but four times a year, rather than eight...
...Center and the Institute for Local Self-Reliance. The party also has sponsors with channels to potential financial supporters. The include David Hunter, executive director of the Stern Fund, Adam Hochschild, publisher of Mother Jones, Archibald Gillies, former director of the John Hay Whitney Foundation, and Washington businessman Stanley Weiss. For the moment, the party reports funds of about $35,000. Much of this is supposed to represent small contributions from television viewers who saw Commoner promoting the idea of a new party along with his book The Politics of Energy...
Richard G. Weiss...