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Bluebag Media
PARCC
requirements creating a “range war”
DARKE COUNTY – During the public comments segment of the Versailles
Board of Education on Feb. 17, more than 25 angry parents submitted
letters opting their children out of the state’s new PARCC (Partnership
for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers).
Among the parents’ concerns were the tests having no educational value;
results won’t be known for a year; loss of local control to fulfill
standards for statistical information; schools being diverted from
traditional learning and more.
State Representative Jim Buchy said a ‘range war’ has been building
over this. “A lot of parents – all over the state – are not letting
their kids take the test.
“This goes back to last year when PARCC was put into effect. We knew it
would be difficult the first year. The legislature gave educators and
school districts a ‘Safe Harbor.’ The kids weren’t included.”
Consequently Buchy is carrying House Bill 7 which extends Safe Harbor
to the students. HB7 has unanimously passed the House; Buchy said he
hopes the Senate will do the same.
“I told educators and the governor (Ohio Gov. John Kasich) last year to
get rid of that test,” Buchy said. “It is a disaster! It will cause
nothing but harm; besides there is way too much testing today.” Buchy
added when they were drafting HB7 they took a survey of 4,000
administrators. “Eighty-three percent supported HB7; 71 percent
supported Common Core and 69 percent were against PARCC...
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