ALPHARETTA — Student testing costs will rise despite the state’s decision not to use a standardized exam being developed for use nationally under the Common Core academic standards, Gov. Nathan Deal said Thursday.
Deal said Georgia can anticipate spending more money on testing and noted the challenge will be to design one that not only measures student progress but shows that progress as comparable to students around the country.
“This is not an easy undertaking,” Deal said, answering questions after a ceremony celebrating EY’s new Global IT Center in Alpharetta.
Last week, state officials announced Georgia was withdrawing from a partnership among several states working to create a test tied to Common Core, which creates basic requirements for math and English language arts.
via The Marietta Daily Journal – Gov Deal says student testing costs will rise.
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