Georgia Withdraws from National Test Consortium | WABE 90.1 FM

Georgia has withdrawn from a national test consortium linked to the Common Core education standards. State education officials say the test is just too expensive.

The consortium is called the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC. To test in three subjects—reading, writing, and math— PARCC would cost $29.50 per student. Georgia Department of Education spokesman Matt Cardoza says that’s a lot more than Georgia is spending now.

“Our testing budget overall right now is anywhere from $8-9 per student,” he says. “But that’s for all areas that we test, not just English/Language Arts and math.”

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