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The Teachers College Reading and Writing Project (TCRWP) has created a place for educators to weigh in on the test that, in many places, determines our "effectiveness" as teachers.  It is a website designed to capture the nation's thoughts on the impact of these tests on children, educators, parents, and educational policy.  

Here's a preview:

"Before I developed this site, people cautioned me that it would be filled with mindless ranting against the CCSS and against all testing, but you are proving those predictions to be absolutely wrong. Your detailed, thoughtful responses to the test, your descriptions of your kids' experiences with the tests, your insights about what the tests might mean for literacy education in the future, are all incredibly helpful. And your dedication to high standards, and attentiveness to your students is beautiful."  - Lucy Calkins, TCRWP

"...thinking about all we know from decades of research on school reform, I find myself worrying that the CCSS is going to implode. If it does, the problem will not be with the ideals of the Common Core, but with the fact that people driving policy do not seem to understand about how people and organizations grow." - Lucy Calkins, TCRWP

Link to the TCRWP spotlight article, "In the Wake of the ELA Exam", regarding the exam itself, the feedback website they created, and common threads among the posts:
http://www.readingandwritingproject.com/news/2013/06/11/In-the-Wake-of-the-ELA-exam-Lessons-from-NYS.html

Link to the actual ELA Feedback website:
http://elafeedback.com/