A Warning Letter about PARCC

If recent action taken by one superintendent is any indication of things to come, the growing concern by many local educators about the impact of the PARCC Common Core tests may soon become a much broader public concern.  Superintendent Trisha Kocanda of Winnetka Public Schools in Illinois has written a warning letter to parents, community members and district staff about the PARCC Common Core exam that students in the state will be taking in March and May.  In her letter, she shares her concern about the amount of instructional time it will displace, the impact this will have on students and the usefulness may the results.