Frequent Changes to State Tests Has Created Confusion and Disruption in Ohio and Indiana
District superintendents in Ohio and Indiana separately raised concerns about state assessments and reporting. In Ohio, school officials cautioned parents not to read too much into recently released school report cards, citing three different tests over the same number of years as the primary reason districts have seen grades worsen, The Suburbanite reports. “It...
Utah Governor Risks Putting Schools on a Costly Path of Uncertainty, Lower Standards
Utah Governor Gary Herbert called on the state Board of Education to get rid of the state’s Common Core Standards and mandatory SAGE testing for high school students on Wednesday, the Salt Lake Tribune reports. “I am asking the State Board of Education to consider implementing uniquely Utah standards,” Gov. Herbert wrote in a letter...
Common Core Opponents Have Put North Dakota Schools on a Path of Disruption and Uncertainty
On Tuesday, State Superintendent Kristen Baesler announced North Dakota will create a new set of education standards to replace the Common Core, the Bismarck Tribune reports. The Grand Forks Herald notes the move comes amid criticism Common Core State Standards allow “an overreaching federal government to make decisions better left to the state.” The new...
Correcting the Record: Has Indiana Really ‘Refused’ the Common Core?
In a letter to the Indianapolis Star, high school student Sierra Lehman says she is grateful “Indiana is refusing” Common Core State Standards. “The main issue with Common Core Standards is the emphasis on testing,” the letter states. “Tests themselves don’t adequately measure skills, but instead one’s test-taking ability… [Common Core] requires all students to...