How the USED has managed to get it wrong, again

Here is an interesting dilemma. Common Core's writers planned for a grade 11 test that would tell us whether or not students were college and career ready. Parents and state legislators don't know who sets the cut score, what test items are on it, and what exactly a passing score on a college readiness test means, academically. Yet, all those who pass and enroll in a post-secondary educational institution are entitled to credit-bearing coursework in their freshman year. So, why should most stud

Here is an interesting dilemma. Common Core's writers planned for a grade 11 test that would tell us whether or not students were college and career ready. Parents and state legislators don't know who sets the cut score, what test items are on it, and what exactly a passing score on a college readiness test means, academically. Yet, all those who pass and enroll in a post-secondary educational institution are entitled to credit-bearing coursework in their freshman year. So, why should most stud…