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MCAS

Rotten to the core: Big money pushes PARCC and Common Core

Each year, much is written and said about K-12 education when students head back to school. That will be especially true this fall, as the education policy community eagerly awaits a decision by the state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education about whether to keep the MCAS tests or switch

back to school

Initial Common Core goals unfulfilled as results trickle in

Written by Christine Amario LOS ANGELES (AP) — Results for some of the states that participated in Common Core-aligned testing for the first time this spring are out, with overall scores higher than expected. But they are still below what many parents may be accustomed to seeing.

Massachusetts

Common Core opponents distribute video of Baker comments

Written by Matt Murphy STATE HOUSE — Gov. Charlie Baker, who later this year will be forced to take sides in the debate over Common Core, has so far used a light touch as the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education moves closer to a decision over whether to replace the

children

Poll: Low marks for grading teachers based on kids’ tests

Written by Jennifer C. Kerr WASHINGTON (AP) — Many Americans, especially public-school parents, give low marks to rating a teacher based partly on how students perform on standardized tests, according to a survey.

Maine

Teachers unions protest GOP hopefuls outside event

LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) — The latest from the New Hampshire Education Summit, where six Republican presidential contenders are scheduled to answer questions about their views on K-12 public education in interviews with advocate Campbell Brown. 4:16 p.m.

Massachusetts

Common Core opponents make ballot campaign official

Written by Matt Murphy The decision by state education officials in 2010 to adopt the national Common Core standards for teaching subjects such as English and math would be rescinded under a ballot question proposed on Tuesday by opponents of the new national curriculum.

students

Common Core: 20 percent of New York students opt-out

Written by Carolyn Thompson BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — New York is facing a growing rebellion against Common Core-aligned standardized tests. About 20 percent of the state's third- through eighth-graders refused to take the tests this spring, up from 5 percent a year earlier. As state education officials consider

Common Core

Ballot question in works for 2016 to ‘end Common Core’

By Michael Norton STATE HOUSE, BOSTON-As state education officials consider switching to a new exam that syncs up with national Common Core standards, activists and legislators are launching a ballot campaign with the goal of restoring the state's education standards from 2010.