Word: Common Core

Pioneer Institute for Public Policy Research - "Because the testing component of NCLB included no consequences for students, the message sent to them was that they need not work very hard. In this way, the largest potential benefit of testing—increased student motivation to work to pass the test—never accrued.  When schools are held accountable for students’ test performance, classroom teachers and school administrators, who should be the major supporters of a testing program, are put into the demeaning position of cajoling students to cooperate. Such a dynamic is virtually unheard of in other countries where, unambiguously, it is the students who are tested and held accountable, not their teachers."