Common Core Opt-Out Rates

Down at Cooperstown Central

COOPERSTOWN – Opt-out rates for the Common Core’s English Language Arts test are down from 62 percent to 48 percent, according to Interim Superintendent Mike Virgil.

“I overheard one parent saying they had opted out last year, but because the changes that had been made, they let their kid take it this year,” Virgil said.

Last year, 62 percent of parents opted out of the test, which is given over three days to students in grades 3-8.  This year, only 48 percent opted out, citing modifications and extended time for students to complete the test as their reasons, according to Virgil.  The three-day English portion of the test concluded yesterday.