Ohio & Md. move to limit testing
Ohio and Md. lawmakers have taken different paths to a solution, but both have the same goal: reduce testing that only serves to satisfy federal law.
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R.I. groups want PARCC-graduation delay
R.I. groups, incl. the ACLU, NCAAP, & Providence Student Union, want to prevent schools from making PARCC tests a graduation requirement until 2020.
IL in hot water over cancelled science tests
IL's decision to abandon its current science test for students in 4th, 7th, and 11th grade has put the state in hot water with the feds.
Instead of 2 parts, PARCC tests might become 1
PARCC officials in Ohio said they might consider streamlining 2 parts for each subject test down to only 1 part, making tests shorter in math and English.
Atlanta test-cheating conspirators sentenced
Sentences were handed down in the largest test-cheating scandal in US history, the one in Atlanta. So far, 9 educators have been sentenced to prison or jail.
184 IL students were perfect on the ACT in 2014
Almost 200 students who graduated in 2014 got a perfect score on the ACT in IL. It's not a required test anymore, but some students are still coming out perfect.
Md. school test coordinator raises PARCC issues
We respond, once again, to objections levied by a Md. charter school test coordinator about the PARCC tests.
IL cancels state-mandated science tests
IL doesn't plan to give 4th, 7th, and 11th graders the state- and federally-mandated science test. Negotiations are ongoing, but this is interesting.
A school board in Fla. rescinds its opt-out vote
The school board in Lee County, Fla., reversed its vote to opt out of state testing. Both sides show bravery as the opt-out movement continues to grow.
Md. approves Common Core testing contract
Md. has approved the $60 million contract with Pearson for delivery and scoring of the computerized PARCC tests this school year.