Fred Smith, a testing specialist and consultant, was an administrative analyst for the New York City public schools. He's a member of Change the Stakes, a parent advocacy group.
Fred Smith appears in the following:
Opinion: Chancellor Should Take a Stand on Field Testing
Friday, June 06, 2014
An opponent to high-stakes testing challenges NYC leaders to oppose the use of students' classroom time to field test questions for future exams.
Controversy Brews at Teachers College
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Some graduate students at Teachers College are offended by the decision to honor Chancellor Merryl Tisch at the school's graduation ceremony next week. To many of them, Tisch has supp...
Field Tests: Unfair Burden on Students
Thursday, April 18, 2013
On Tuesday’s third-grade English test there were 30 questions that children had 70 minutes to answer. They didn’t know which items counted and which did not. This writer believes fie...
Test Expert: State Exam Problem Is Worse than Reported
Monday, June 25, 2012
A retired senior analyst in city government who is a testing expert has questions for the state and Pearson about this spring's tests — and preparedness for next year's. Among the que...
