Just as the 529 tax plan was a misguided proposal, the Common
Core testing regime is a train wreck.
Not exact matches
The parents are upset with this Common
Core high - stakes
testing regime across the board.
That whole high - stakes
testing regime, which is part of Common
Core, is a big drain on time and money in schools.
«And that whole high - stakes
testing regime, which is part of Common
Core, is a big drain on time in the schools as well as money to administer the program.
As Mr. Hawkins rolled through positions directly affecting public workers, calling Common
Core «a
test - and - punish
regime,» responding to a question about how to pay for the new Tappan Zee Bridge by saying a greater priority should be given to public transportation, and urging the creation of a State Bank to avoid having to go to Wall Street for financing of capital projects, it seemed like he stood for much of what they and their unions would like to see implemented.
But this strong scientific discussion of theory and empirical analysis of incentives and accountability breaks down when it comes to the committee's
core purpose: evaluating accountability
regimes in education that employ incentives and
tests.
The federally subsidized
tests aligned to Common
Core and developed by the SBAC and PARCC consortia were intended as the rigorous metrics for this stronger accountability
regime (see «The Politics of the Common
Core Assessments,» features, Fall 2016).
They'll insist that the conception and rollout of the Common
Core State Standards went swimmingly, never mind the politicized mess, half - baked implementation, or fractured
testing regime.
The development came as states were still rolling out
testing regimes aligned with the Common
Core, and the new standards were widely (and controversially) blamed for bringing down student performance.
MIT's study proves that a
regime, such as the Common
Core, whose goal is increased scores on standardized
tests, will not develop critical thinking, no matter what its high - priced salesmen claim.