Jindal trying to paint BESE as corrupt as a way out of his two faced stand on CC

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Does anyone see any regard for the best interest of Louisiana citizens in Jindal's actions??

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In a key point, Roemer and White said they could get the questions for free. Whether the state school board and White have to buy PARCC is a pivotal issue in the fight. The Jindal administration is primarily blocking use of the Common Core through its control the procurement and contracting process. Jindal appointee Kristy Nichols, who oversees the procurement office, has suspended an existing state contract for school testing services that White and Roemer wanted to use to purchase PARCC.

BESE member Jane Smith, who opposes Common Core and PARCC, found the prospect of free test questions to be bizarre and dubious. "How did we all of a sudden get free questions given to us from PARCC?" she said.

PARCC spokesman David Connerty-Marin said that though conversations were still underway, he thought something could be worked out. "We're confident that we can support Louisiana in developing a solution that works for them," he said.

The federal department funded the test development - and "Louisiana played a significant role in doing that work," he said. Several other states, though not Louisiana, have left the consortium in recent months.

However, although Connerty-Marin wasn't sure, it seemed the freebie would be a one-time deal. The corporate education giant Pearson will take the lead in drafting questions for the following years. Roemer and White said they would have to seek a new contract for 2015-16 standardized testing.

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Jindal used to support the Common Core standards, which lay out what students are supposed to be able to accomplish in mathematics and English at the end of each grade. He was considered a political ally of both White and Roemer as recently as few months ago. But his outlook on Common Core changed this spring as national sentiment about the academic standards soured.

Conservative activists, in particular, have been critical of Common Core. Jindal, a potential Republican presidential candidate, now views Common Core as an intrusion by the federal government.

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BESE member Jane Smith, who opposes Common Core and PARCC, found the prospect of free test questions to be bizarre and dubious

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Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, standards-based assessments implemented by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education in English language arts and mathematics shall be based on nationally recognized content standards that represent the knowledge and skills needed for students to successfully transition to postsecondary education and the workplace. Rigorous student achievement standards shall be set with reference to test scores of the same grade levels nationally.

(e) The rigor of each standards-based assessment, at a minimum, shall be comparable to national achievement tests, including but not limited to the National Assessment of Education Progress.

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there's gonna be alot of pissed off parents when their kids come home and ask them for help with their homework

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--Grade 2 addition:

Solve using your place value chart and number disks, composing a 10 when necessary: 53 + 19

--Grade 2 subtraction:

Craig checked out 28 books at the library. He read and returned some books. He still has 19 books checked out. How many books did Craig return? Draw a tape diagram or number bond to solve.

--Grade 4 multiplication:

Represent the following expressions with disks, regrouping as necessary, writing a matching expression, and recording the partial products vertically: 3 x 24

--Grade 4 word problem:

Cindy says she found a shortcut for doing multiplication problems. When she multiplies 3 Ã-- 24, she says, "3 Ã-- 4 is 12 ones, or 1 ten and 2 ones. Then there's just 2 tens left in 24, so add it up and you get 3 tens and 2 ones." Do you think Cindy's shortcut works? Explain your thinking in words and justify your response using a model or partial products.

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