District 205 students just finished a round of Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College Careers, to assess Common Core Standards in the classrooms. Opinion of this assessment testing?

With only several weeks of school left in this term it’s now important to do this testing and ascertain how students have progressed in their studies. “Common Core Standards, drafted by experts and teachers across the country, are clear, consistent guidelines for what every student should know in all the subjects from kindergarten through 12th grade.  Common Core focuses on developing the critical thinking, problem-solving, and analytical skills students will need to be successful” in this ever-increasingly mobile and demanding world.  Students are entering colleges and businesses that expect more than ever before.  Students who move from state to state, or even internationally, need to be prepared for what’s expected of them at every level of education.  Forty-three states have adopted Common Core Standards.  “Common Core Standards are the best opportunity in a generation to put American students on a path to personal and professional success.”  And we need to get behind our students and teachers and do all we can to assist them.