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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Go read Actions 4 and 5.  Testing is a strong part of this program--and has been from its inception.  It is not just "standards" in a vacuum.[/quote]

Action 4 refers to best practices in Britain (which looks at leadership quality), Finland (which uses school-based special education teachers for students who need extra help), Singapore (which uses a national exam to identify upper elementary students who need extra help in math, and who then receive extra instruction), and other (unspecified) countries that "have established strong norms and mechanisms to support students" and who "balance accountability with greater school autonomy".

Action 5 talks about measures the US could use for international comparisons, including NAEP, PISA, and TIMSS.

So yes, the organizations involved in the development of the Common Core standards also think that there is a role for testing, if the US is to ensure that US students receive a world-class education. Was that your contention? If so, I don't find it particularly shocking. I would be more shocked if they thought that there was no role for testing. What school system in the world does not use testing? 
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