In transitioning to Common Core-aligned tests, D.C. schools will also be transitioning from paper-and-pencil to computer-based exams. With that brings extra challenges and required skills, like computer literacy. In a city where one-fifth of families live below the poverty line, not all D.C. school-age children have access to a computer at home. Many others don't even have regular access in their schools, as Recess blogger Amara Pinnock writes. This could hinder performance, come test-taking time. See more in her first post, "Are DC Schools Ready for the New PARCC Tests?"
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