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Oregon Drops Smarter Balanced for High School

The Oregon Department of Education confirmed that they will no longer use Smarter Balanced for 11th Grade, but will continue using it in 3rd-8th Grades

May 19, 2017 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core Assessments college entrance exams, common core assessments, Oregon, Oregon Department of Education, PARCC, Smarter Balanced2 Comments on Oregon Drops Smarter Balanced for High School

A Tale of Two Ohio Common Core Bills

Comparing two Common Core-related bills offered in the Ohio House only one would guarantee a repeal of the Common Core State Standards in the Buckeye State.

May 2, 2017 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core State Standards, Education at State Level 2017 Bills, Common Core State Standards, HB 176, HB 181, Ohio, Ohio House, PARCC, Ron Hood, Smarter Balanced Assessments, Thomas Brinkman2 Comments on A Tale of Two Ohio Common Core Bills

Rhode Island Rejects PARCC for PARCC Hybrid

The Rhode Island Department of Education decided to abandon PARCC for Massachusetts hybrid MCAS-PARCC Assessment and the SAT.

April 20, 2017 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core Assessments, Education at State Level Common Core, Gregg Amore, MCAS, Next Generation MCAS, PARCC, Rhode Island, Rhode Island Department of Education, SAT

Elementary Students in Chicago Get to Double Down on Assessments

3rd through 8th graders in the Chicago Public Schools will take the NWEA MAP assessment and the PARCC assessment required by the state of Illinois.

April 5, 2017 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core Assessments Chicago Public Schools, Illinois, NWEA MAP, PARCC1 Comment on Elementary Students in Chicago Get to Double Down on Assessments

New Jersey Assembly Says Don’t Use PARCC as a Graduation Requirement

The New Jersey Assembly in a 69 to 3 vote instruct the State Board of Education to vacate the rule requiring students pass PARCC in order to graduate.

March 17, 2017March 17, 2017 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core Assessments 2017 Bills, ACR 215, Carolee Adams, New Jersey, New Jersey Assembly, New Jersey State Board of Education, PARCC, SCR 132

Only One in Nine New Jersey Seniors Used PARCC to Graduate

The Press of Atlantic City reported last week that very few New Jersey seniors took PARCC in order to graduate last school year.

December 21, 2016December 21, 2016 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core Assessments Accuplacer, ACT, Education Law Center, New Jersey, New Jersey Department of Education, PARCC, Press of Atlantic City, PSAT, SAT, Stan Karp

The Problem with An Interstate Test Item Bank Cooperative

An interstate test item cooperative may provide states some flexibility for developing assessments, but right now they would Common Core-aligned assessments.

December 12, 2016 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core Assessments American Enterprise Institute, common core assessments, Interstate Test Bank Item Cooperative, Nat Malkus, PARCC, Smarter Balanced

Maryland Schools Bomb PARCC

The Baltimore Sun reported over the weekend that students, schools and parents in Maryland found little to celebrate when PARCC scores were released.

October 31, 2016 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core Assessments Baltimore Sun, Common Core, common core assessments, Maryland, PARCC

Indiana Struggles to Replace ISTEP

Indiana is struggling to replace the current ISTEP assessment by the December 1st deadline imposed by state law, and some are toying with resurrecting PARCC.

October 12, 2016 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core Assessments Chalkbeat, Common Core, indiana, ISTEP, PARCC

NJ School Superintendent Criticizes State for PARCC, edTPA Decisions

Dr. David Aderhold wrote an op/ed pointing out some troubling decisions the New Jersey Department of Education and State Board of Education have made.

October 5, 2016October 5, 2016 Shane Vander Hart
Common Core Assessments, Privacy/SLDS David Aderhold, edTPA, New Jersey, New Jersey Department of Education, New Jersey State Board of Education, PARCC, Pearson, West Windsor – Plainsboro Regional School District

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