How Common Core will change testing in schools
This was written by Stephen Krashen, professor of linguistics at the University of Southern California (emeritus), to explain how the adoption of the Common Core State Standards will change testing in the nation’s schools. This first appeared on Diane Ravitch’s blog.
By Stephen Krashen
How much testing?
At first glance, the assessments now being developed to accompany the Common Core standards do not appear to be much more than we already have, at least in terms of subject-matter covered and grade level. According to the organizations working on developing standards and tests (PARCC and SBEC), as is the case with NCLB there will be summative end-of-the-year tests in grades 3 through 8 and once in high school and these additions: Writing is added as a component of language 
Third grade teachers learn how to teach to Common Core math standards in Tennessee. (Mark A Large/AP)arts, and voluntary interim testing will be offered through the academic year.
Third grade teachers learn how to teach to Common Core math standards in Tennessee. (Mark A Large/AP)arts, and voluntary interim testing will be offered through the academic year.
There is reason to suspect there will be a lot more. As Jim Crawford has stated, “With