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Monday, September 16, 2013
AB 484 passes State Senate-goes to Brown
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State Senate votes to approve AB 484-bill goes to
Brown
AB 484 would end most of the California Standardized testing
in preparation for a new testing system in 2 years.
Brown, who has indicated he would sign AB 484, has until
October 13th to sign the bill into law.
The original AB 484 was authored by Assemblywomen Susan
Bonilla (D-Concord) and sponsored by the
California Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson. After passage by the Assembly today, Assemblywomen Bonilla's office issued
this statement:
"We can't delay
our students' progress and their workforce readiness, just because we are not
up to the challenge of facing a difficult obstacle, This is the right
educational policy at the right time, and California is the right state to lead
this way forward."
"AB 484 eliminates outdated tests and allows students and teachers to be better prepared for the new computer based assessments aligned to the common core standards. This bill is essential in giving students and teachers more time in the classroom for valuable instruction instead of obsolete tests."
"AB 484 eliminates outdated tests and allows students and teachers to be better prepared for the new computer based assessments aligned to the common core standards. This bill is essential in giving students and teachers more time in the classroom for valuable instruction instead of obsolete tests."
However, the goal of a state-wide paperless test faces huge technological, infrastructure and
scheduling logistics that make the roll out of a paper-less computer test in
two years all but impossible as currently envisioned by national Edu-crats. The dirty little Smarter Balance secret is
that while Edu-crats tout the "computer" driven test, because of the
huge (mostly unspoken) obstacles that exist, a good old paper and pen version of the
test is also being developed.
One little reported provision of the bill is the fact it allows
the California State Board of Education to delay the implementation of CalMAPP
for the 2014-2015 school year if the state is not ready. That scenario is
almost guaranteed to happen because of the huge obstacles to a paradigm shift in technology and logistics.
After AB 484 is signed
by Brown, the California law would end most of
the current California California
The bill as written presents challenges for the Smarter
Balance Edu-crats. After the fiasco of the No Child Left Behind testing regime
with its fairytale goals of 2014 proficiency for all students- the AB 484
writers hedged their bets. The
provisions in AB 484 include a "poison pill". The bill is only valid for 10 years-becoming
inoperative July 1, 2024 and leave only one reporting provision in 2025. In
2026, everything under the CalMAPP would be repealed- unless
"reauthorized".
It was the required
"reauthorization" of the 2001 No Child Left Behind (NCLB) law
that finally rendered it obsolete as Congress became unable to satisfy any of
the stakeholders involved in the failed law. While provisions of the law are
still in effect, waivers and opt-outs have made NCLB ineffective and irrelevant
for any meaningful purpose.
Ending most of the California STAR testing would also end the
California California Duncan
“A request from California
“No one wants to over-test, but if you are going to support all
students’ achievement, you need to know how all students are doing. If California
With in hours California Superintendent of Public
Instruction Tom Torlakson responded with this press release:
“Our goals for 21st century learning, and the
road ahead, are clear. We won’t reach them by continuing to look in the
rear-view mirror with outdated tests, no matter how it sits with officials in Washington
“We look forward to
the opportunity to make our case to the Administration when the time comes.
When we do, we hope they agree that withholding badly needed funds from California
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