Sources:
Bernards Township Board of Education Meeting- November 23,
2014- Led by Nick Markarian
[Test is Costly]
Erlichson, Bari. "Transitioning to PARCC FAQ's." State of New Jersey Department of Education (n.d.): n. pag. 2 Oct. 2014. Web. 5 Dec. 2014.
[Test is Costly, Testing Schedule]
Karp, Stan. "PARCC Brings Major Expansion of Testing for NJ High School Students." Education Law Center. N.p., 25 Sep. 2014. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. http://www.edlawcenter.org/news/archives/secondary-reform/parcc-brings-major-expansion-of-testing-for-nj-high-school-students.html?searched=PARCC+testing&advsearch=allwords&highlight=ajaxSearch_highlight+ajaxSearch_highlight1+ajaxSearch_highlight2.
[Current Policy]
Karp, Stan. "Putting High School Diplomas to the Test." Education Law Center. N.p., 9 Sep. 2013. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. http://www.edlawcenter.org/news/archives/secondary-reform/putting-high-school-diplomas-to-the-test1.html.
[Potential Graduation requirement]
Karp, Stan. "Testing Concerns Grow as PARCC Phase-in Begins." Education Law Center. N.p., 28 Mar. 2014. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. http://www.edlawcenter.org/news/archives/secondary-reform/testing-concerns-grow-as-parcc-phase-in-begins.html.
[Test is disliked]
Lu, Adrienne. "Some States Get Cold Feet as Common Core Testing Comes Near." USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Jan. 2014. Web. 5 Dec. 2014. http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fnation%2F2014%2F01%2F24%2Fstateline-common-core-testing%2F4817739%2F.
[No longer a "National Exam"]
Markarian, Nick. "FAQs about PARCC Testing." Bernards Township Public Schools. N.p., 28 Mar. 2014. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. http://www.bernardsboe.com/BernardsBOE/CMFiles/Docs/Newsletter_Docs/FridayFolder-VOL-6/Mar_28_2014/A_Message_from_the_Superintendent.pdf.
[Testing Schedule]
Mooney, John. "NJ Officials Unveil Test Requirements for High-Schoolers to Graduate." New Jersey Spotlight. N.p., 1 Oct. 2014. Web. 05 Dec. 2014. http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/14/09/30/state-unveils-testing-requirements-for-high-school-graduates/.
[Efficacy of Standards]
Perry, Jacob W. "Quarterly Exams Cut, Bigger Tests Looming in Bernards Township." Bernardsville News. New Jersey Hill Media Group, 14 Mar. 2014. Web. 22 Nov. 2014.
[Issues of Implementation]
Sadlouskos, Linda. "Bernards School Board to Hold Monday Presentation on PARCC Testing." The Alternative Press. TAP into LLC, 23 Nov. 2014. Web. 28 Nov. 2014. http://thealternativepress.com/sections/education/articles/bernards-school-board-to-hold-monday-presentation.
[Test is disliked, Current Policy]
Singer, Alan. "A Fifth-Grader Discusses Common Core." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 22 Dec. 2014. Web. 6 Jan. 2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/a-fifthgrader-discusses-c_b_6363864.html.
[Test is difficult, Test wastes time]
Singer, Alan. "Common Core: It Really Is All About the Tests (and Corporate Profits)." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 17 Nov. 2014. Web. 6 Jan. 2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/common-core-tests_b_6170832.html.
[Test is Costly]
Singer, Alan. "Common Core and the Death of Reading." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 03 Nov. 2014. Web. 6 Jan. 2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/common-core-and-the-death_b_6093362.html
[Disagreements of Implementation]
Singer, Alan. "Debating Common Core: Beware Decomposing Numbers and Rinky-Dink Assessments." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 19 Sept. 2014. Web. 6 Jan. 2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/debating-common-core-bewa_b_5849958.html
[Motives of Common Core]
Strauss, Valerie. "The Coming Common Core Meltdown." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2014. Web. 15 Jan. 2015. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/01/23/the-coming-common-core-meltdown/.
[Disagreements with Common Core, Government Involvement]
"The Original Documentary." Building the Machine. Common Core, n.d. Web. 28 Dec. 2014.
http://www.commoncoremovie.com/.
[Disagreements with Common Core]
[Test is Costly]
Erlichson, Bari. "Transitioning to PARCC FAQ's." State of New Jersey Department of Education (n.d.): n. pag. 2 Oct. 2014. Web. 5 Dec. 2014.
[Test is Costly, Testing Schedule]
Karp, Stan. "PARCC Brings Major Expansion of Testing for NJ High School Students." Education Law Center. N.p., 25 Sep. 2014. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. http://www.edlawcenter.org/news/archives/secondary-reform/parcc-brings-major-expansion-of-testing-for-nj-high-school-students.html?searched=PARCC+testing&advsearch=allwords&highlight=ajaxSearch_highlight+ajaxSearch_highlight1+ajaxSearch_highlight2.
[Current Policy]
Karp, Stan. "Putting High School Diplomas to the Test." Education Law Center. N.p., 9 Sep. 2013. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. http://www.edlawcenter.org/news/archives/secondary-reform/putting-high-school-diplomas-to-the-test1.html.
[Potential Graduation requirement]
Karp, Stan. "Testing Concerns Grow as PARCC Phase-in Begins." Education Law Center. N.p., 28 Mar. 2014. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. http://www.edlawcenter.org/news/archives/secondary-reform/testing-concerns-grow-as-parcc-phase-in-begins.html.
[Test is disliked]
Lu, Adrienne. "Some States Get Cold Feet as Common Core Testing Comes Near." USA Today. Gannett Satellite Information Network, Jan. 2014. Web. 5 Dec. 2014. http%3A%2F%2Fwww.usatoday.com%2Fstory%2Fnews%2Fnation%2F2014%2F01%2F24%2Fstateline-common-core-testing%2F4817739%2F.
[No longer a "National Exam"]
Markarian, Nick. "FAQs about PARCC Testing." Bernards Township Public Schools. N.p., 28 Mar. 2014. Web. 23 Nov. 2014. http://www.bernardsboe.com/BernardsBOE/CMFiles/Docs/Newsletter_Docs/FridayFolder-VOL-6/Mar_28_2014/A_Message_from_the_Superintendent.pdf.
[Testing Schedule]
Mooney, John. "NJ Officials Unveil Test Requirements for High-Schoolers to Graduate." New Jersey Spotlight. N.p., 1 Oct. 2014. Web. 05 Dec. 2014. http://www.njspotlight.com/stories/14/09/30/state-unveils-testing-requirements-for-high-school-graduates/.
[Efficacy of Standards]
Perry, Jacob W. "Quarterly Exams Cut, Bigger Tests Looming in Bernards Township." Bernardsville News. New Jersey Hill Media Group, 14 Mar. 2014. Web. 22 Nov. 2014.
[Issues of Implementation]
Sadlouskos, Linda. "Bernards School Board to Hold Monday Presentation on PARCC Testing." The Alternative Press. TAP into LLC, 23 Nov. 2014. Web. 28 Nov. 2014. http://thealternativepress.com/sections/education/articles/bernards-school-board-to-hold-monday-presentation.
[Test is disliked, Current Policy]
Singer, Alan. "A Fifth-Grader Discusses Common Core." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 22 Dec. 2014. Web. 6 Jan. 2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/a-fifthgrader-discusses-c_b_6363864.html.
[Test is difficult, Test wastes time]
Singer, Alan. "Common Core: It Really Is All About the Tests (and Corporate Profits)." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 17 Nov. 2014. Web. 6 Jan. 2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/common-core-tests_b_6170832.html.
[Test is Costly]
Singer, Alan. "Common Core and the Death of Reading." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 03 Nov. 2014. Web. 6 Jan. 2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/common-core-and-the-death_b_6093362.html
[Disagreements of Implementation]
Singer, Alan. "Debating Common Core: Beware Decomposing Numbers and Rinky-Dink Assessments." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 19 Sept. 2014. Web. 6 Jan. 2015. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alan-singer/debating-common-core-bewa_b_5849958.html
[Motives of Common Core]
Strauss, Valerie. "The Coming Common Core Meltdown." Washington Post. The Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2014. Web. 15 Jan. 2015. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2014/01/23/the-coming-common-core-meltdown/.
[Disagreements with Common Core, Government Involvement]
"The Original Documentary." Building the Machine. Common Core, n.d. Web. 28 Dec. 2014.
http://www.commoncoremovie.com/.
[Disagreements with Common Core]