States participating in the field tests on the new Common Core-based assessments

States participating in the field tests on the new Common Core-based assessments. The field tests begin this coming week and last until June:

From the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC):

Arizona

Arkansas

Colorado

District of Columbia

Illinois

Louisiana

Mississippi

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

Maryland

Massachusetts

Ohio

Rhode Island

Tennessee

From the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium:

California

Connecticut

Delaware

Hawaii

Idaho

Iowa

Maine

Michigan

Missouri

Montana

Nevada

New Hampshire

North Carolina

North Dakota

South Carolina

South Dakota

Oregon

Vermont

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming