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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The SOLs are developmentally inappropriate. They include material that is two grade levels above. The passing rate of the test is set in secret. No one, not teacher, not student gets the tests and answers back, only a score. There is no accountability for Pearson testing company. The SOLs are not based on research, they are not validated. The SOLs serve no purpose, except to punish schools and teachers. Opt Out and stand for Teaching not Te$ting. Read this article on Pearson. They write the SOLs and all the Common Core state tests.  https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/answer-sheet/wp/2016/04/21/pearsons-history-of-testing-problems-a-list/[/quote]

What about the data mining from these tests? Who owns the kids' data? Pearson? For what purposes are they holding the data? Is there 3rd party access to data? In FCPS there is, because another company saves the data at various points through the SOL testing and the servers are located in various countries. Read the description. What companies? What countries? Kids' privacy is not guaranteed.[/quote]

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