The new PARCC tests are computerized rather than the traditional pencil-and-paper bubble tests. (South Jersey Times file photo) After reading The Times' editorial, "PARCC test rollout ranks among N.J.

ALBUQUERQUE (KRQE) – A lot of parents have a problem with the PARCC Test and are opting out, saying their kids don’t need to take the test. “It’s not accurate,” Cheryl Florence said. Florence is not a ...

KUSA - After protests at high schools around the state, the Colorado Department of Education shows - at the high-school level - participation dipped into the 50s instead of the stated goal of 95 ...

A revolt seems to be brewing against state mandated assessment tests in public schools. Bayfield and Ignacio students recently finished taking the new PARCC test, which most students take online. That ...

Maryland released its county by county and school by school latest standardized tests results on Thursday. The more specific breakdown of test scores for students is shedding some light into which ...

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 ...

Lawmakers in the state Assembly took a step toward making it easier for parents to opt their kids out of the PARCC test. After weeks of contentious hearings in committees, the state's General Assembly ...

WARWICK, R.I. (WPRI) — In just four days, thousands of Rhode Island students will be taking a new standardized test, known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Just as the weather warms up, it's test time for Illinois students. All are required to take the Partnership for Assessment for Readiness for College and Careers, known as PARCC. Many ...

My letter comes on the heels of the March 4 articles about the new online PARCC test that will be administered in April. While your article addresses whether the computers are ready for this test, it ...