We just found out that the Colorado Department of Education is planning a study on assessments this spring. This is our understanding of the scope of the study: is Colorado prepared and ready for PARCC and is PARCC right for Colorado? This study is being conducted by a non-profit organization called WestEd. We want you to be aware of some facts about WestEd. We believe that WestEd is not unbiased and will report out in favor of PARCC and Common Core State Standards because they are entrenched in all of the above.
We need to alert the public that WestEd is not unbiased. Please contact Commissioner Hammond, CDE, and House Education Committee letting them know that West Ed is NOT an independent entity; they have a conflict of interest. We demand CDE use someone without ties to Common Core State Standards, PARCC, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Legacy Foundation, or Pearson. AND we, the PUBLIC, want parent and teacher input on this study, not a forum after the study is done to hear results. We want input during the study.
Thank you for taking the time to read the facts and hold our ELECTED State Board of Education accountable to the tax payers and our children.
We need to alert the public that WestEd is not unbiased. Please contact Commissioner Hammond, CDE, and House Education Committee letting them know that West Ed is NOT an independent entity; they have a conflict of interest. We demand CDE use someone without ties to Common Core State Standards, PARCC, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Legacy Foundation, or Pearson. AND we, the PUBLIC, want parent and teacher input on this study, not a forum after the study is done to hear results. We want input during the study.
Thank you for taking the time to read the facts and hold our ELECTED State Board of Education accountable to the tax payers and our children.