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
Tag: PARCC
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.