Question: When are students going to be tested on the Common Core Standards? How difficult will these tests be? How will the results be used? -- Test Questions
Answer: Only four states (Alaska, Nebraska, Texas and Virginia) will not be administering the Common Core Tests. Minnesota will only administer the Common Core English Test. The tests will be administered in the 2014-15 academic year.
These tests will be more vigorous than any in the past. And they may be used in the years to come to make decisions about retention for students as well as teacher job status and evaluation of schools. The tests at certain levels will require keyboarding and searching online for information.