Comment Deadline Looms for Test Accommodations Manual
Some learning disability advocacy groups have said that the draft manual developed by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers is too restrictive. Read Full Post >
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May 10, 2013
May 09, 2013
In American Schools, What Is Quality Work?
A new chapter of the 10-part video series A Year at Mission Hill is out, and it's made Sam Chaltain wonder about what constitutes quality work in American schools, and how we know. Read Full Post >
May 04, 2013
Early-College-Readiness Assessments for High School Students Growing
Thirty-eight states assess juniors for college readiness, and 21 offer structured interventions to get high school students up to speed for crediting-bearing postsecondary work. Read Full Post >
May 02, 2013
English Teachers Group Opposes Machine-Scored Writing
National Council of Teachers of English argues that computers ignore the most valuable elements of student writing. Read Full Post >
April 23, 2013
Alaska's Standards Underwent Scrutiny For Consortium Membership
Its state standards were found to be similar enough to the Common Core State Standards that using a common-core-aligned assessment was deemed appropriate. Read Full Post >
February 13, 2013
Obama Proposes New Competition for High School Career Curricula
In his State of the Union Address, the president goes farther than he has in the past by offering federal dollars to influence high school curriculum design. Read Full Post >
February 05, 2013
Does the Battle in Seattle Foreshadow Trouble for the Common Core?
We are approaching a real crossroads. Educators, parents and students have come to loath NCLB and the tests that have become ever more intrusive in our schools. Secretary Duncan and well-paid functionaries from all sides have promised that the "next generation" of assessments will be so superior that we will no longer object to high stakes being attached to them. Unlike any large scale standardized tests ever devised before, they will measure and promote critical thinking. But we n longer need to suspend our judgment. Teachers in Seattle have seen the future. Their verdict is clear. The emperor has no clothes. Read Full Post >
January 16, 2013
The Common Core Standards: Arguments Against and For
In response to Yong Zhao's arguments against the Common Core State Standards, Marc Tucker explains that far from diminishing students' creativity and entrepreneurial spirit, well developed and internationally benchmarked standards can and should foster the critical thinking and analytical skills our students will find vital to competing in an increasingly global market. Read Full Post >
January 16, 2013
Common Assessments Hold Promise, Face Challenges, Study Finds
New tests are likely to plumb deeper levels of understanding, but must surmount technical, financial, and political hurdles, UCLA researchers conclude. Read Full Post >
December 26, 2012
Technology Requirements for Common-Core Tests Updated
Both PARCC and Smarter Balanced have now provided more detailed guidance for the new tests' technology demands. Read Full Post >
