Arizona Is Not Concerned About Cost of Common Core Testing?
Georgia pulled out of PARCC due largely because of the cost of the test. Other states have withdrawn from their testing consortiums, but not Arizona. Their Department of Education said that the cost is less than they anticipated.From the Arizona Daily Independent:The Arizona Department of Education is committed to the Common Core standards, despite wide opposition. According to the Yellow Sheet,
Common Core Opposition Cropping Up in Mississippi
WJTV Channel 12 in Mississippi reports that opposition to the Common Core State Standards is starting to crop up in Mississippi.A group of state senators is questioning Mississippi’s implementation of the Common Core education standards, even as the state’s schools move to fully implement the standards this fall.Republican Sen. Angela Hill of Picayune says Mississippi’s decision to set different t
This is American Principles Project’s response:Five former Florida Republican Party leaders have urged the state GOP to ignore the parents and teachers who object to the centralization of education through the Common Core State (sic) Standards. Like other Common Core proponents, they repeat the talking points; like the others, they fail to produce evidence to support their statements. Below is a p
Common Core Causes Test Scores to Drop in Maryland
Lillian Lowery, the Maryland State School Superintendent pointed primarily to the Common Core State Standards as the culprit as to why test scores dropped in Maryland this year.Via the Baltimore Sun:The drops in test scores for both elementary and middle schools were seen in nearly every school district and were as great in the higher-performing districts of Howard and Montgomery counties as they
Kansas BOE Member: Next Generation Science Standards Development Non-Transparent
The Topeka Capital-Journal reports that Ken Willard, a member of the Kansas State Board of Education, said that the development of the Next Generation Science Standards was not transparent enough due to a confidentiality agreement board members were required to sign.Ken Willard, one of two members on the state board to vote against the Next Generation Science Standards, says the agreement not to d
Standards & Testing Won’t Help South Carolina’s Education Problem
Dr. Paul Thomas of Furman University in South Carolina wrote an op/ed for The State. He said the the Kids Count report by the Annie E. Casey Foundation which examines child well-being shows that perhaps South Carolina needs to focus its resources on something other than standards and testing mandates.More children are attending preschool, more students are proficient in reading and math, fewer ch