Parents Across Rhode Island

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The following is additional testimony in support of legislation protecting students from the harmful and negative effects of high stakes testing and the rush to implement the Common Core standards with it's accompanying tests.  For additional testimony, please return to
Below is a resolution from the Rhode Island School Superintendents' Association (RISSA) on the use of High-Stakes State Assessments.  In particular, it addresses the use of the NECAP as a graduation requirement and expresses support for the moratorium on the use of the test as passed by the General Assembly and allowed to pass into law by the Governor.  For more information on The Rhode Island School Superintendents' Association, their website is