Counterpoint: Hit the breaks on PARCC
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Preliminary PARCC assessment results tell us what we already knew: If we test students against harder standards, their performance will be lower than on previous ones. Despite the state paying $40 million annually for the exams, they provide only minimal information. Why? First, the exam itself has flaws. Practice tests featured ambiguous and poorly worded […]