The common math assessments under development by PARCC will be translated into Spanish and possibly other languages, but whether English-language learners will have access to non-English versions will ...

CLEMENTON – Sometimes reporters have to ask the tough questions. If C(4) = 398, then how much do "x" number of sunglasses cost? Sometimes reporters have to answer them. Courier-Post readers challenged ...

If you’re a teacher in a state that will take the PARCC or Smarter Balanced common-core-aligned assessments next spring, you know by now that the performance tasks for math are going to be hard—likely ...

Inspired by all of the discussion and controversy over the new PARCC standardized tests for students and as a researcher of people's technology uses, I recently took part of the computerized PARCC ...

The PARCC test is a combination of assessments used in measuring the readiness of students for college and their future career. The test is a computer based exam that is categorized under the K-12 ...

Students in Caddo and Bossier are facing a big day of testing. Louisiana schools start taking the PARCC exams in March, but things are a bit different this year. Retired Caddo Parish teacher Kathy ...

Student math achievement has long lagged behind reading in Maryland, and this year’s results on the annual spring PARCC tests highlighted the continued failure of schools to come up with a better way ...

After millions of dollars spent for online and paper exams, technology improvements and teacher training, it’s not clear how long the two-year-old state PARCC exams will last and in what format. The ...

Santa Fe students made slight gains in math this year but fell behind in reading and writing, according to test data released Thursday by state Public Education Secretary Hanna Skandera. The bottom ...