Contributions of essays, short research pieces, or Op/Eds are accepted for EducationNews.org's "In Defense of Testing" series that either:

Report objective research on the topic;

Say something positive about testing;

Describe current events relative to testing; or

Counter the claims or methods of testing opponents.

Please send contributions to: Richard P. Phelps ( [email protected] ) or to the Editor at: [email protected]

Contributions will not be edited. They will be scheduled and checked to see that they fit the mission of the series. That is all. Thus, contributors should send only final, well-edited versions of their work.