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The PARCC exam holds zero diagnostic value for students. Testing is not teaching. Losing 40 days of valuable instruction time to test prep, test practice, test administration will not advance a student's skill level. Perhaps those who are cramming this business interest down our throats should have demanded evidence that this was an effective teaching tool before spending our tax dollars on it. Clearly, but unsurprisingly, politics and greed replaced due diligence in the RIDE. The argument of "sticking with the 'hard' test" doesn't make sense to me. "Hard" tests don't teach concepts. More time being taught, less time being tested makes sense though. And I'd be interested to see the data of 70% of ccri freshmen enrolled in remedial math. Where are the statistics for the students capable of stronger math skills who leave high school and go on to other colleges and universities or military academies? I would just like to see objective evidence that our schools are in the dire state that the USDOE claim they are. And as a tax payer, I want evidence that this very flawed, made-up-as-it-goes, for-profit testing deal will make every student proficient before then end of 12th grade, as was promised. Where has this EVER happened?

Wake up, people. You're tax dollars aren't the only thing being wasted here. Your children's education, creativity, and individual strengths are too.