BOSTON (CBS) - Starting next week, more than half of all elementary and middle school students in Massachusetts will begin taking the new PARCC test. This is a pilot program as officials decide if the ...

Maryland is one step closer to replacing its much-talked-about PARCC test. It's a test given to more than a half a million students, and one that's come under quite a bit of scrutiny. Andrei Arlovski ...

ALEXANDRIA TWP. — A class of eighth-graders at Alexandria Middle School was graded on a practice PARCC test this spring, and Superintendent Matthew Jennings says that was appropriate. The assessment, ...

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), a federally funded testing consortium aligned with Common Core, is in the spotlight once again. Though it administered the ...

Tracy Mathews, a parent with children at Arundel High School in Gambrills, Maryland, feels like the only one. So does Wendy Burtnick, who has a son at Mayo Elementary. The parents are among the few ...

A pop third-grade math quiz — question No. 4 from a PARCC practice test for grade 3, unit 2 math that anyone can access online: Which three statements can be represented by the expression 24 [divided ...

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Maryland officials are dropping the state’s standardized test — known by parents, teachers and students as simply PARCC — in favor of something shorter and they hope more popular. Maryland is one of ...

In his March 26 blog post, “Three Practical Questions About PARCC & SBAC Testing,” Rick Hess raises legitimate questions about how variation in the testing conditions will impact the validity and ...

WEBVTT TIM: STATE SCHOOL OFFICIALS SAY THEY’RE ON TRACK TO REPLACE THE PARCC TEST WITH AN ASSESSMENT THAT WILL ACHIEVE THE SAME GOAL TO HELP STUDENTS BECOME COLLEGE AND CAREER READY. >> YOU CAN SEE ...