The Moratorium Miracle: Delaying PARCC Can Actually Help Save It
Today I read two articles regarding testing and the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). After reading both, I am left with the same thought:
The events detailed in both articles promote CCSS survival– and by extension– PARCC survival.
The first is this press release regarding the Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness of College and Careers (PARCC):
Washington, D.C. — Management of the multi-state assessment consortium Partnership for the Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers has moved to a new non-profit, but most of the names and faces will look familiar.
PARCC, Inc. spun off from Achieve, Inc., on Jan. 1 and assumed responsibility for management of the PARCC consortium, as well as the development of PARCC assessments and implementation in 17 states and the District of Columbia. The project was managed by Achieve since its start in September 2010. Members of the project team at Achieve are now employees of PARCC, Inc. and new staff members have been added to serve the states. [Emphasis added.]
(See this link for a listing of PARCC staff.)
CCSS also “spun off from Achieve.”
The idea of PARCC’s becoming a nonprofit is nothing new. It was in the news almost a year ago, in March 2013:
The sustainability question is key to the long-term work and goals of the [PARCC and