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MORNING EDUCATION SCOOP: COMMON CORE STICKER SHOCK — The tests for Common Core standards are almost guaranteed to be more expensive than most existing state tests, according to a report from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers due for release on Monday. That’s for good reason, a PARCC staffer tells POLITICO Pro: Computer-based tests include plenty of “show your work” questions on the math and English/language arts exam. Answers that require human scoring are more expensive to grade than their multiple-choice counterparts.
The higher costs for this testing will undoubtedly be fodder for tea party activists who are engaged in a state by state fight against Common Core, railing against more federal government involvement in state education standards.
The conundrum for states that might choose to bail: Going their own way could still be more expensive. POLITICO Pro will have the full story with more details on the PARCC estimates later today.
The conundrum for states that might choose to bail: Going their own way could still be more expensive. POLITICO Pro will have the full story with more details on the PARCC estimates later today.
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