New Jersey will begin its long breakup with the controversial PARCC tests by eliminating four exams, loosening graduation requirements and reducing the weight of the tests in teacher evaluations, Gov.

The Maryland State Department of Education said the PARCC test will be shorter and given over fewer days.Mobile users tap here for videoNearly half a million students take the PARCC test, which covers ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- PARCC and test provider Pearson are trying to trim the time of their Common Core tests by combining the two waves of testing into one. PARCC officials told Ohio's Senate Testing ...

What you need to know about the PARCC test scores NJ Advance Media's Adam Clark breaks down the PARCC test results. (Video by Amanda Marzullo | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com) New Jersey schools will be ...

WEBVTT LOCAL MARYLAND SCHOOL SYSTEMS GIVING THE PARCC ASSESSMENT MAY NOW OFFER THEIR STUDENTS SOME OPTIONS. TIM: THE STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION SAID IT IS TRYING TO ...

In three weeks, the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will decide whether the state will continue using its current test, the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS), switch to ...

Kudos to Education Week for your investigation of the 2014-15 PARCC test scores that were disproportionately lower when taken online, compared with the paper test (“PARCC Scores Lower on Computer ...

PARCC, Ohio's Common Core testing consortium, announced today that it will shorten its tests for next year - by a small amount. CLEVELAND, Ohio - PARCC, the 11-state Common Core testing partnership, ...

PARCC officials say they are working on ways to shorten their assessment and administer it during one window, instead of the two periods currently required. That news came in testimony Wednesday night ...

In March, many students took the first part of the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers test, better known as the PARCC test. The test goes along with the Common Core ...