The more pressure we put on those we have elected to do what is right is VERY IMPORTANT, all they want is to be re-elected and knowing that there is a backlash against Common Core they will then be motivated to take notice -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The following items were stipulated in the bill 4. a. The task force shall evaluate the implementation of the common core state standards. The evaluation shall include, but need not be limited to, the following: (1) a description of actions taken by the State to date to implement the common core state standards and a timeline of any subsequent actions to be taken; (2) a comparison of the common core state standards for English language arts and mathematics to the core curriculum content standards in language arts literacy and mathematics that existed prior to the adoption of the common core state standards; (3) an estimate of the full cost for school districts to implement the common core state standards, including those costs already incurred by districts and those to be incurred in the future; and (4) an analysis of students’ performance on the State assessments prior to the 2012-2013 school year and in the 2012-2013 and subsequent school years. The analysis shall assess changes in the achievement gap between different racial and ethnic groups and different economic groups. b. The task force shall also study and evaluate the issue of student and family personal data mining and a student’s right to privacy. The task force shall consider, but not be limited to, data related to learning disabilities, student behavior, political affiliation, religious affiliation, and medical history. 5. The task force shall issue a final report to the Governor, and to the Legislature pursuant to section 2 of P.L.1991, c.164 (C.52:14-19.1), no later than six months after the task force organizes. Prior to issuing its final report, the task force shall hold at least four public hearings, with at least one public hearing to occur in each of the northern, central, and southern regions of the State, to gather information regarding the implementation of the common core state standards, the mining of student and family data, and student privacy rights. 6. The Department of Education shall not administer any assessment developed by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or any similar assessment, prior to the issuance of the final report by the task force pursuant to section 5 of this act.
Posted on: Sat, 23 Nov 2013 06:47:38 +0000
Trending Topics
© 2015