California students and teachers are set to receive a one-year reprieve from standardized testing requirements that have become a routine part of school culture each spring.
A plan introduced Wednesday in the state Legislature would end the use of STAR tests in math and English for the school year already under way – a year earlier than planned.
In their place, schools could opt in to computer-based assessments aligned to new curriculum standards called Common Core.
The annual release of the data gathered from state assessments would be suspended as well.
The one-year lift on public reporting requirements comes after statewide declines on English and math STAR tests last school year.
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Sunday, September 08, 2013
Wait Till They Get Scores From The New Tests!
I admit, I wouldn't mind not having to give these tests this year:
If it's anything like our STAAR tests, you won't like it. Scores were down especially in writing.
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