Common Core and Standardized Test Fuel School To Prison Pipeline

“Standards-based” exams that test high school level content are associated with a decline in the graduation rate of about one percentage point. In addition, this decline is only partially offset by an increase in the number of students obtaining a GED. We also find that in some specifications, standards-based exams that replace existing minimum competency exams have small and insignificant effects on graduation rates, while standards-based exams that were implemented from the ground up have a much larger negative effect. 

 In addition, we find a robust adverse effect of standards-based exams on the institutionalization rate. The exams increase incarceration by about .2 percentage points or about 12.5 percent. As for graduation rates, we find that the effect of these exams is greater when they start from the ground up rather than replace a minimum competency exam. 

"The Effect of High School Exit Exams on Graduation, Employment, Wages and Incarceration" © 2013 by Olesya Baker and Kevin Lang. All rights reserved NBER Working Paper No. 19182 June 2013

Living the nightmare of common core and standardized test is the result of the integrity of our country developing into Profit Over People which creates Slave Masters seeking ways to legalize slave labor. The Slave Masters being our U.S. Government and Corporate America. 

Example: 

Amplify is owned by Rupert Murdoch of Fox News. Mr. Murdoch has been quoted as saying the United States Educational System is worth over $500,000,000,000 (500 BILLION) in untapped profits.

Note: The Smarter Balance Assessment Consortium paid Amplify $12,000,000 to write practice tests. Have teachers had the chance to look at the scoring guides? Do teachers realize they will now be scoring performance tasks and entering in the data to track children’s progress? Do teachers and parents understand how the data is being used and where it is going? Start asking these questions and start digging.

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Parents we need to unite and learn what is really going on in our public schools. i advocate with several grassroots organizations that offer support in advocating for our schools.

 APPS attend every SRC meeting. We meet biweekly to breakdown and discuss SRC resolutions.  Parents can become members of AAPS and gain support when trying to understand the SRC resolutions and testifying before the SRC about the resolutions. APPS  currently is a group of educators both retired and active, parents and concerned citizens. APPS also does great research on public education!! http://webgui.phila.k12.pa.us/offices/s/src/schedule

 The Caucus of Working Educators is the group that i go hard for, because these educators risked their livelihood by informing parents of their right to opt out of these meaningless test. If you go to war for me, I'M Going To War For You!! 

Robert Valiant Here are a few of the things that impact validity that are totally ignored in high-stakes testing: 

Factors That Impact Validity
It is important to understand how external and internal factors impact validity.

A student's reading ability can have an impact on the validity of an assessment. For example, if a student has a hard time comprehending what a question is asking, a test will not be an accurate assessment of what the student truly knows about a subject. Educators should ensure that an assessment is at the correct reading level of the student. (This is ignored in high-stakes testing.)

Student self-efficacy can also impact validity of an assessment. If students have low self-efficacy, or beliefs about their abilities in the particular area they are being tested in, they will typically perform lower. Their own doubts hinder their ability to accurately demonstrate knowledge and comprehension. (This is ignored in high-stakes testing.)

Student test anxiety level is also a factor to be aware of. Students with high test anxiety will underperform due to emotional and physiological factors, such as upset stomach, sweating, and increased heart rate, which leads to a misrepresentation of student knowledge. (This is ignored in high-stakes testing.)

And what about the language of the student? And what about disabilities? And ..... http://study.com/academy/lesson/validity-in-assessments-content-construct-predictive-validity.html

High Stake Test Increase Incarceration Rates