Drawing on her many years as an analyst for the US based Educational Testing Service,the author offers the first balanced overview of the many-headed debate about the usefulness and reliability of standardized tests. "Zwick does a superb job of demonstrating that these tests are part of larger social and educational problems that cannot be solved simply by eliminating their use. I know of no other book that tackles this issue in such user-friendly language." -- Patricia Gándara, author of Over the Ivy Walls: The Educational Mobility of Low-Income Chicanos"Fair Game? is even-handed and fun to read. Rebecca Zwick demolishes long-standing testing myths on both sides of the political spectrum." -- Paul W. Holland, Director, ETS Center for Statistical Theory and Practice"This book is essential for policymakers and educators seeking a balanced grasp of admissions testing. Rebecca Zwick's clear and thorough contribution offers new research-based directions for policy." -- Michael Kirst, Stanford University"Fair Game is essential for policymakers and educators who need a readable and balanced grasp of admissions testing before they act. Many testing policy debates are replete with charges and counter charges about testing that are partial and misleading. Fair Game is comprehensive, and ends with new research-based directions for policy." -- Michael Kirst, Professor of Education, Stanford University School of Education