Maryland releases high school PARCC data
State-level results from the PARCC tests have been released for Maryland’s high school students. Lots of kids did poorly, but not all.
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Wake-up call coming with PARCC test results
The results from the PARCC tests are going to be bad, and opinion writers, ill-informed as they may be, are trying to warn us.
Skepticism spike surrounding standardized tests
The gauges in our brains that track skepticism for the validity and even relevance of state tests are pegged off-scale high.
NY releases some Common Core test questions
Some bad questions on New York’s latest instance of Common Core-aligned reading tests for 3rd graders leave a lot to be desired.
3 colorful metaphors for PARCC consortium
Some writers have been digging deep to find a way to spin the doom & gloom surrounding a major multi-state testing consortium.
N.M.: AIR can’t split Pearson’s contract for PARCC
A N.M. judge ruled the contract between Pearson & PARCC, negotiated by N.M., is shielded from a challenge by a competitive test provider.
Hogan may be reneging about Common Core
People are still complaining about the Common Core standards, even in Maryland. This time, it’s about the new governor.
Writing contest, $400 top prize, for students
We announce a writing contest, open to public school students in Md. and IL, about athletics and standardized tests.
Arkansas is the latest state to drop PARCC
Ark. became the latest state to withdraw from PARCC last week. The future looks uncertain, but the consortium can be saved.
5th grader says PARCC test made her think
A 5th grader from Mass. liked the PARCC tests; they should be the only tests she takes. Others find standardized tests mind-numbing.
Ohio drops PARCC; is this a sign of the end?
Ohio gov. approved a budget to remove the state from the PARCC consortium. Big loss personally & for the consortium.
The NYT looks at scoring the PARCC tests
Our long response to a long article about what happens at Pearson’s scoring site in San Antonio, where some of the PARCC tests are scored.
Three faces of the PARCC tests in 2014-15
Teachers have to give students the PARCC tests, students are protesting about the PARCC tests, and even teachers have a few issues.
Mass. students create powerful artwork on testing
A teacher in Mass. gave her art students an assignment: Show how you feel about standardized tests. Powerful, expressive, haunting stuff here.
PARCC tests disrupt school schedules in Ohio
Now that the PARCC tests have finished, we’re starting to hear rumblings that the tests disrupted schedules and impaired instruction in our schools.