As we move into the 2015-16 school year, the standards and assessments landscape is continuing to shift. State legislative and executive actions over the past year have resulted in changes to how, when – and in some cases, if – districts and schools will implement Common Core and aligned-assessments. An overwhelming majority of states are continuing Common Core implementation despite dozens of bills aimed at delaying or repealing the standards; some will continue or begin reviews of the standards with an eye toward revising them. A number of states’ assessment plans, on the other hand, are likely to change heading into the new school year.
Education First’s new CCSS and Assessments Status Maps detail these changes, looking back to last year and forward to next. Reference these maps to better understand which states are reviewing their standards, which are moving to new assessment vendors and which had Common Core repeal bills that failed or passed during 2015 state legislative sessions. There’s little doubt that policymakers will continue to tweak their states’ standards and assessment policies over the next months and year, and Education First promises to keep these maps current as changes ensue.
Access the maps here: http://education-first.com/library/publication/the-common-core-standards-assessment-landscape/
