About half the states in one testing group using controversial Common Core standards will spend more than they already do on their current exams, new figures released Monday show.
On Monday, Georgia cited the increased costs of the tests as it dropped out of the Common Core testing system run by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, one of the groups that is developing the tests.
The report on increased costs will only add fuel to the debate over Common Core, which has stirred furious opposition from critics on both left and right, including an aggressive opposition by tea party activists who see the standards as the latest example of the federal government dictating what goes on in local classrooms.
“Georgia can create an equally rigorous measurement without the high costs associated with this particular test. Just as we do in all other branches of state government, we can create better value for taxpayers while maintaining the same level of quality,” Republican Gov. Nathan Deal said in a statement.
No word from Georgia yet on how much the state expects to save by leaving behind the PARCC exams.
Georgia and Oklahoma, which also recently withdrew from PARCC, haven’t backed off of using the standards themselves, however. They just want to use their own tests.
via Some states see costs spike with Common Core tests – Nirvi Shah – POLITICO.com.
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