Thursday, March 19, 2015

Youth Social Workers UNITE!: PARCC testing debate

Youth Social Workers UNITE!: PARCC testing debate: The PARCC test was created to assess students between grades 3-9. The purpose is to grade school districts. The PARCC test has two compo...







My question is what outcomes are we getting on the testing and what are we doing with it? Do the tests improve academic achievement for kids of color or low SES? I noticed that Gov. Kasich is looking to reduce testing after the State Superintendent studied Ohio and found schools did 20 hours of testing a year. The Superintendent found ways to reduce it by 20 %. That sounds reasonable to me.

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