NY Social Worker: Business Has Never Been Better Under Common Core
Tomorrow, November 26th, Dr. John King, the New York State Education Commissioner is holding a Community Forum at the Eastport-South Manor High School at Manorville, NY on Long Island from 6:00-8:00p. Mary Calamia, a licensed clinical social worker in New York, requested the opportunity to present a statement on the record about the mental health ramifications of the Common Core on students that
Two States Delay Fully Implementing PARCC
Two states last week made moves to address Common Core concerns, specifically the implementation of the PARCC assessment.
Louisiana Superintendent of Education John White announced a 10-year plan which would do the following:
- Test scheduling. The state will propose that in 2015 students take the PARCC test in grades 3 to 8 (online in grades 5-8; paper in grades 3 and 4). However, to allow schools and districts more time to learn the new expectations, Louisiana high schools will not transition to PARCC in 2015.
- School accountability. School letter grades will be assigned on a curved distribution in 2014 and 2015, so that the starting point is fair and transparent prior to the 10-year escalation.
- Teacher accountability. For 2014 and 2015, the state will not produce "value-added data" because there will be no baseline for calculating the scores. Compass and related compensation tenure policies will remain in effect, but there will be no requirement that student learning scores be based on value-added data.
- Student accountability. In 2014 and 2015, the state will maintain current 4th grade promotion policies, but the proposal allows districts to issue waivers for students