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Tom Henry

Columnist

The standard is more important than the test

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Monday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin announced, in essence, that Arkansas schools will follow the recommendation of his Council on Common Core Review by dropping PARCC assessments and switching to ACT Aspire. Both tests assess students regarding mastery of Common Core State Standards. However, in a somewhat shocking move, the State Board of Education voted 7-1 to reject this and maintain PARCC testing. Adding to the political intrigue, multiple state legislators have announced that discussion regarding a possible special session to force the change has begun.

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