Perdido Street School: Education Reformers And Hubris

Perdido Street School: Education Reformers And Hubris:

Education Reformers And Hubris

Valerie Strauss reports some members of the GOP in Florida want the state to pull out of the PARCC consortium:

Florida had joined the PARCC consortium but now, Senate President Don Gaetz and Florida House Speaker Will Weatherford, both Republicans, are urging Bennett to withdraw. The letter cites numerous problems with the PARCC, including cost and security as well as these points:

*PARCC assessments will take 20 days of testing plus extra time for students to “demonstrate knowledge and skills,” eating up more instructional time than does the current testing regime in the state, the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test.

*PARCC exams will all be given on the computer, but no