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Thursday, July 10, 2014

Will the real PARCC Assessment… | WagTheDog

Will the real PARCC Assessment… | WagTheDog:



Will the real PARCC Assessment…



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On July 7, 2014 PARCC issued a statement that included the following…
“..The latest good news came Friday: a legal challenge that paused work on the assessments has been overcome, and the PARCC states can continue working to build and deliver high quality assessments that measure how on track students are for success in college and careers.
This is welcome news at a time when, sadly, in some states PARCC has become a political football. That’s a shame for the educators who have worked for years to implement new standards and build better assessments. And it is a shame for students who deserve to have quality tools that tell them where they are on their path to success after high school…
Together, we are working to improve the lives of children from the Ninth Ward in New Orleans to inner city Camden and the south side of Chicago. Those kids deserve access to the same engaging and challenging education as their peers across the country. They deserve to know if they will graduate with a meaningless piece of paper or with the knowledge and skills they need to be successful in a career or in college…
The reality is that the assessments and diagnostic resources are tools developed by exceptional educators across states to help make sure students learn what they need to be prepared for college and work. They also will help ensure students and their parents know the truth about whether they are on track for success after high school or not…”
~ Laura Slover, PARCC is Alive and Well
And back in 2012 PARCC issued the following disclaimer regarding their assessment…Will the real PARCC Assessment… | WagTheDog: