"The state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education (BESE) and the Louisiana Department of Education today reaffirmed that the state will implement the Common Core State Standards, as well as grade 3-8 test forms and questions developed by states within the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Career (PARCC) for the 2014-2015 school year. The Department will deliver and score the grade 3-8 tests using the state's currently active contract for grade 3-8 testing, awarded through the state procurement process.
For years, the law has required that BESE measure literacy and math achievement," said BESE President Chas Roemer. "Four years ago, our board committed to measuring learning in comparison with states across the country, and two years ago the Legislature put this plan into the law. BESE is continuing to implement that law."
"State and federal law have long required that Louisiana measure literacy and math performance through standards and annual tests," said State Superintendent John White. "By using test forms and questions that make results comparable among states, we are following the Legislature's mandate that we not only measure but also compete."
For further information on Louisiana's plan to raise expectations and compete with other states, click here.
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