Dive Summary:
- U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says his previous threat to withhold federal funding from the state over a new testing plan would be a "last resort."
- Over Duncan's objections, California lawmakers passed a plan to let school districts change over to new computerized tests based on Common Core standards, even though that would mean testing data would be unavailable during a trial period.
- Duncan says this testing data is crucial but acknowledged in an interview that it's a "time of transition" and praised the California governor for his efforts on Common Core and testing.
From the article:
... In the interview Duncan said he accepted that results would not be available from a test that is still in development. "That makes sense," Duncan said. "It's a time of transition. It may not be ideal as we move to this next generation of assessments, having those scores. We understand that may be part of this transition process." ...
