Things I know:
1. Indiana, before Common Core, had changed from 3( 3rd, 8th, and 10th) annual proficiency tests to help schools and the state understand general trends to a test at every grade k-10.
2. We changed from not requiring algebra to graduate to needing algebra 1&2 and geometry.
3. Concepts have never been a focus of standards as much as skills in the US.
4. Normative tests can never show mastery, which many parents confuse. All standardized tests are used to compare and rank testers
5. The same schools who showed they needed more assistance with three tests; show the same thing with many more tests, except all the resources are going to testing companies.
My solution:
Put two teachers in every classroom in every school that underperforms. Not a teacher and an aide but two qualified teachers. We've known for decades that teachers make a difference.
Why this expense? We know it works, see Finland.
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