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Georgia Leaves PARCC

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported this afternoon that Georgia has decided to pull out of PARCC.In rejecting the test, Gov. Nathan Deal and Superintendent John Barge cited its cost, which could have been as high as $27 million — slightly more than the state’s entire K-12 testing budget.Georgia will offer assessments developed by education officials in this state, who will continue working w

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Your Help is Needed for Oklahoma State Board of Education Meeting

Restore Oklahoma Public Education requests the help of fellow Sooners for the upcoming Oklahoma State Board of Education meeting coming up this Thursday, July 25th.  If you are able please be at the meeting that is being held at the Oliver Hodge Building (northest of the Capitol on the Capitol Complex – 2500 N.Lincoln, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  73105) before 9:15a to speak against the Common Core.T

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Another Response to Chester E. Finn, Jr.

“Common Core: conservative to the core” is one of many articles Chester E. Finn, Jr., has penned encouraging conservatives to embrace Common Core State Standards. Unfortunately, Mr. Finn never discloses that his “conservative” Thomas B. Fordham Institute has accepted nearly a million dollars from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop supportive materials for Common Core Standards. Mr. F

by Karen Schroeder / 25min 

Common Core’s Negative Impact on Education and Biblical Literacy

David Coleman, the non-English teacher who wrote the Common Core national English language arts (ELA) standards, is conducting a charm offensive to persuade Christians to embrace the new national standards. According to Mr. Coleman, students “educated” under Common Core will be better readers and better able to understand Scripture, and thus will enjoy deeper and more satisfying spiritual lives. Q

by Jane Robbins / 1min

Common Core Assessment Sticker Shock

Filed in Common Core Assessments by Shane Vander Hart on July 22, 2013 • 2 Comments

Politico reports that a PARCC report to be released today guarantees Common Core testing will be more expensive than current state testing.  This just states something we already knew, but it’s nice for them to admit it.

The tests for Common Core standards are almost guaranteed to be more expensive than most existing state tests, according to a report from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers due for release on Monday. That’s for good reason, a PARCC staffer tells POLITICO Pro: Computer-based tests include plenty of “show your work” questions on the math and English/language arts exam. Answers that require human scoring are more expensive to grade than their multiple-choice counterparts.

The higher costs for this testing will undoubtedly be fodder for tea party activists who are engaged in a state by state fight against Common Core, railing against more federal government involvement in state education standards.

The conundrum for states that might choose to bail: Going their own way could still be more