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Will the Common Core Lead to a Common Calendar?

by Shane Vander Hart

Last night during our Truth in American Education participant conference call somebody had a great question.  Will the Common Core with its requisite assessments move states to a common calendar as well?  NeitherSmarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) or Partnership of Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) have stated when tests will be administered, but in terms of data collection they will likely specify times.

Chicago Public Schools indicated they will give the CCSS (Illinois is with PARCC) assessments on a quarterly basis.  The fourth quarter is optional.  Here is their assessment time frames:

• Quarter 1: October 17-November 10; All scoring of 

U.S. Department of Education Still Hasn’t Approved Utah SBAC Withdrawal

from Truth in American Education by Shane Vander Hart

The Utah State Board of Education voted to leave the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) back in early August.  As a refresher here is the exit process dictated by the SBAC governance document:

1. A state requesting an exit from the Consortium must submit in writing its reasons for the exit request,
2. The written explanation must include the statutory or policy reasons for the exit,
3. The written request must be