Ohio To Replace State Assessments With Online Common Core Tests

The Cincinnati Enquirer (11/18, Brown, Amos) reports, "Starting in 2014, all school districts in Ohio will be using new state tests for the Common Core Curriculum being rolled out in 45 states and the District of Columbia," and notes that the "new tests will be taken online, replacing the standardized No. 2 pencil-and-paper tests that Ohio schools have always used. While local school leaders like the idea of online testing, the switch is also creating concern because it's unclear who's going to pay for the computers and software upgrades needed for the new system."