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Thursday,September 4,1986  \n# FAIRTEST SEEKS INVESTIGATION INTO OPERATION OF TESTING CLEARINGHOUSE\n\nA public interest group has asked the Education and Justice departments to in-vestigate whether the Educational Testing Service(ETS)is violating federalconflict-of-interest laws by operating ED's clearinghouse on testing.  \nIn Sept。3 letters to Education Secretary William Bennett and Attorney GeneralEdwin Meese,the National Center for Fair and Open Testing(FairTest)chargesthat ETS may be violating federal laws preventing a private business from be-coming the official federal government source about the products it sells.  \nHaving ETS operate the federal government's testing center“is like paying afox to guard a chicken coup,\"FairTest Executive Director John Weiss states inthe four-page letter,in which he calls for Meese and Bennett to \"terminate\"ETS's contract if it is found in conflict of interest.  \nETS,one of the country's largest manufacturers of standardized tests,hasoperated ED's Educational Resource Information Center(ERIC)on Tests,Mea-surements and Evaluation since 1970.The center collects and distributes in-formation about testing methods and procedures for educators throughout thecountry.  It is used by about 5,000 educators annually,according to ETS.  \nIn Principle And Practice      FairTest says ETS is in conflict of interestbecause it 1s in the position of selling the products it provides informationon under contract to ED。  \nIn a telephone interview,Weiss said that documents obtained by FairTestthrough the Freedom of Information Act\"reveal a clear conflict of interest,both in principle and practice,\"in the center's operation.  \nThe documents reveal that ETS staff\"rejected nearly 60 percent of the itemsconsidered for inclusion in the center's database,\"Weiss charges.\"Not sur-prisingly,most of the articles that survived this review process were sympa-thetic to ETS's corporate position.\"  \nETS President Gregory Anrig yesterday “categorically\"rejected FairTest's claimof conflict of interest and said the non-profit organization would welcome anyreview of ETS'operation of the center.  \n\"We've been operating the center for 15 years,and this is the first time any-one has ever questioned the quality and fairness\"of ETS in running the cen-ter,\"said Anrig,adding that FairTest“got the facts wrong”in making itscharges.\"The evidence they submit is neither accurate nor fair,\"he said.(more)  \nS  \n# FAIRTEST SEEKS INVESTIGATION OF TESTING CLEARINGHOUSE(Cont.)\n\nIn its letter,FairTest cites four examples of what it calls ETS's attempts touse the testing center to \"promote [its]philosophy and products by shaping theinformation available to America's educators and researchers.\"  \nThe group charges that a guide for finding more information about standardizedtests,produced by the center,lists ETS as the only resource available.Inaddition,recent bibliographies produced by the center on racial and culturalbias in testing \"fail to cite any of the scores of articles and books thatcriticize”ETS tests,the group says.  \nFairTest also states that a center publication on legal issues in testing failsto mention that at least two states--California and New York--have enactedtruth-in-testing laws,which force test manufacturers to make public previouscopies of their exams to determine if the tests are accurate and fair.ETS hasopposed the adoption of such laws,FairTest states.  \nETS's PositionFinally,FairTest states in the letter that the center'spublication on coaching student test-takers supports ETS's position that thetechnique does not improve student scores.  \nAnrig said,however,that if the information FairTest refers to is not includedin the documents,it is available elsewhere in the center's database。Theremainder,such as a book co-written by Ralph Nader about ETS,is widelyavailable and can be obtained at a library or bookstore,he added.  \nIn addition to FairTest,a group of university professors,researchers andc","cbCais7ck7fcpsHD","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCais7ck7fcpsHD","pdf",1236636,"English","# FAIRTEST SEEKS INVESTIGATION INTO OPERATION OF TESTING CLEARINGHOUSE\n## FairTest’s allegations and examples\n## ETS’s position and ED response\n## Calls for accurate information and oversight","[{\"question\":\"What does FairTest ask the federal government to investigate?\",\"answer\":\"FairTest asks the Education and Justice Departments to investigate whether ETS is violating federal conflict-of-interest laws while operating the Department of Education’s testing clearinghouse.\"},{\"question\":\"What conflict-of-interest concern does FairTest raise about ETS?\",\"answer\":\"FairTest argues ETS may be using the center to promote its own philosophy and products by shaping information available to educators and researchers, while also selling standardized tests.\"},{\"question\":\"How does ETS respond to FairTest’s claims?\",\"answer\":\"ETS’s president rejects FairTest’s conflict-of-interest claim categorically and says the group’s evidence is neither accurate nor fair, welcoming any review of ETS’s operation of the center.\"}]","FAIRTEST SEEKS INVESTIGATION INTO OPERATION OF TESTING CLEARINGHOUSE | PDF",1789970641]