Each April, all 3rd through 5th graders in my school take the DC-CAS—a standardized, summative assessment of grade-level skills in reading and math. It is a grueling eight-day test paralyzing the ...
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The Common Core tests known as PARCC (because they were created by the multi-state Partnership for Assessment of Readiness of College and Career) have been hit with some bad news lately. Last month, ...