What's happening
This bill requires the New York education commissioner to post all past statewide standardized exams online for public access and practice.
Why it matters
Increases transparency and accountability. by making all previous statewide standardized exams—including Common Core—publicly available, allowing parents and the general public to see exactly what tests have looked like in past years.
Levels the playing field for students. by giving everyone free access to official practice materials, potentially reducing reliance on costly commercial test prep resources and narrowing educational inequities.
Supports teachers and educators. by providing them with a broader set of official materials for classroom use, curriculum planning, and identifying trends or gaps in student preparation.
Empowers informed advocacy and feedback. by enabling families and education advocates to review past exams, which can help identify problematic questions or trends and foster more informed discussions about testing policies.
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Post Old State Exams Online
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5897
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 17, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. LUPINACCI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the commissioner to post past common core and other state standardized examinations on the department's website
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 305 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 56 to read as follows:
56. The commissioner shall post all common core examinations and other examinations which have been administered to students statewide on the department's website in order to provide parents, students, and educators with materials which can be used to practice for future administrations of such examinations.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02994-01-7
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