| Carol Burris and Biana Tanis take a close look at New York's Common Core tests and find them deeply flawed.Nearly 2/3 of the state's children did not reach the state's unreasonably high proficiency level. certain groups, such as students with disabilities and English language learners, did very poorly. The content was far beyond their capacity. Fifty percent of the questions were released, and the authors show that many were age-inappropriate. What is the logic of giving 7th grade content to a 5th grader? See examples... |
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