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New Mexico to Stop Using PARCC

January 3, 2019 By Shane Vander Hart

Newly minted New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham ordered the state’s department of education to stop using PARCC.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Michelle Lujan Grisham, New Mexico, PARCC

Court Overturns New Jersey’s PARCC Graduation Requirement

January 2, 2019 By Shane Vander Hart

A state appellate court ruled unanimously on Monday against the New Jersey Department of Education’s requirement that students pass two assessments before they graduate.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: New Jersey, New Jersey Department of Education, PARCC

Maryland Plans to Dump PARCC

September 12, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Maryland announced plans to replace PARCC. Their departure along with New Jersey’s exit drops the consortium that once boasted 27 partners to five.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: Common Core Assessment, Larry Hogan, Maryland, PARCC, The Baltimore Sun

New Jersey Announces First Steps Away From PARCC

July 11, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The New Jersey Department of Education announced the first steps to transition away from using PARCC as the state’s annual assessment required under the Every Student Succeeds Act.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Lamont Repollet, New Jersey, New Jersey Department of Education, PARCC, Phil Murphy

New Mexico House Candidate Promotes Parental Opt-Out of PARCC

June 5, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Lisa Shin who is running for the New Mexico House of Representatives in House District 43 said that parents should have a say whether their child takes PARCC.

Filed Under: Candidates on Education, Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Lisa Shin, New Mexico, New Mexico House District 43, New Mexico House of Representatives, PARCC, Parental Opt-Outs

Wild Common Core Spin Over Federal Report

June 1, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Since news over Common Core has been bad, and NAEP scores have demonstrated that it has done nothing to raise student achievement it is understandable why Common Core advocates want to grasp at anything resembling good news.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: NAEP, National Center for Education Statistics, PARCC, Smarter Balanced

Only 37% of Illinois Students Passed PARCC’s Reading and Writing Assessment

May 30, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Fox Illinois reported earlier this month that only 37 percent of 3rd-8th graders in Illinois passed the PARCC’s reading and writing assessment. With the poor quality of the Common Core State Standards, it should not be a surprise.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core, Common Core ELA Standards, Illinois, Illinois State Board of Education, PARCC

New Jersey Seeks Input for New Assessment

April 30, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has said that it is time for the Garden State to get rid of PARCC. To that end, the New Jersey Department of Education announced last week they will solicit public input in May to “inform” the next statewide assessment.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Tagged With: Lamont Repollet, New Jersey, New Jersey Department of Education, PARCC, Phil Murphy

Co-Author of 1993 MA Ed Reform Act Concerned About Current Policies

April 5, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

Massachusetts Education Reform Act co-author and former Senate President Tom Birmingham praised the historic success that has been achieved since the law was enacted in 1993, but expressed concern that the Commonwealth is veering away from basic principles of the law that produced that success.

Filed Under: Education Reform Tagged With: Common Core, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Education Reform Act of 1993, MCAS, MCAS 2.0, PARCC, Pioneer Institute, Tom Birmingham

Illinois To “Transform” Assessment

February 14, 2018 By Shane Vander Hart

The Chicago Tribune recently reported that the Illinois State Board of Education plans to modify the PARCC assessment for 3rd-8th graders on the heels of a recent standoff with Chicago Public Schools over the assessment, as well as, complaints from numerous school districts.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Chicago Tribune, Illinois, Illinois State Board of Education, PARCC

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