NEWSFLASH: PARCC Tests Cancelled Statewide in New Jersey Due to Computer Breakdowns!

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dianeravitch posted: "PARCC testing across the state of New Jersey was canceled due to a computer glitch. The state education commissioner said he was not responsible for the problem. He blamed it for Pearson. Actually, he is responsible for the problem. He made the decision t" Respond to this post by replying above this line New post on Diane Ravitch's blog NEWSFLASH: PARCC Tests Cancelled Statewide in New Jersey Due to Computer Breakdowns! by dianeravitch PARCC testing across the state of New Jersey was canceled due to a computer glitch. The state education commissioner said he was not responsible for the problem. He blamed it for Pearson. Actually, he is responsible for the problem. He made the decision to stick with PARCC, even those most of the original 24 states who signed on have abandoned PARCC. At last count, only six states and D.C. still use PARCC. Shame on the commissioner for ducking responsibility for a massive fail! Who will hold him accountable? How much instructional time will be wasted giving the tests twice? New Jersey schools were forced to postpone PARCC testing in grades 3 through 11 Wednesday morning because of a technical error that prevented students from logging on to the computerized exams, state Education Commissioner David Hespe said. The problem is with the testing platform provided by Pearson, the company that creates the exams, called the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) tests, Hespe said. Hespe called the technical error "totally unacceptable" but did not provide specific details of what went wrong. "This is not a problem on our end," Hespe said. "This is a problem on Pearson's end." dianeravitch | April 20, 2016 at 1:47 pm | Categories: Accountability, Common Core, Education Industry, New Jersey, Testing | URL: http://wp.me/p2odLa-dQs Comment    See all comments