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Orange County Superintendent on Common Core

Orange County Superintendent Barbara Jenkins discusses PARCC in StateImpact. Read the article...

PARCC Releases Tool To Prepare Schools and Districts for Rigorous 21st Century Assessments

PARCC Releases Tool To Prepare Schools and Districts for Rigorous 21st Century Assessments

 

WASHINGTON - March 5, 2013 - The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) today announced a new planning tool and guidance for schools and districts that will help them get ready for new, 21st century assessments in the 2014-2015 school year.

New Tests for Massachusetts Students on the Horizon

Beginning in the 2014-2015 school year, students in Massachusetts will take the computer-based PARCC testing system in grades 3 through 11 in lieu of the English language arts and math MCAS. Read more: http://www.milforddailynews.com/news/x898141577/New-tests-for-Massachusetts-students-on-the-horizon 

PARCC Releases Draft Writing Access Accommodations Policies for Public Comment

PARCC Releases Draft Writing Access Accommodations Policies for Public Comment

 

High School Teacher Helps Build Assessment Test

With an eye for detail and a desire to advocate for kids, Stephanie Jaquez spent four days looking over approximately 300 questions that could help shape the future of assessments of K-12 students across the nation. Read The Daily Times article...

PARCC Releases Draft Accommodations Policies for Public Comment

UPDATED: January 17, 2013

PARCC Releases Draft Accommodations Policies for Public Comment

WASHINGTON - January 16, 2013 - The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) released two draft accommodations policies for public comment, the reading access accommodation and the calculator use accommodation.

In addition to allowing a full array of testing accommodations on summative tests, PARCC is proposing two accommodations that will expand access to its tests to an even wider range of students with disabilities. 

PARCC Governing Board Quarterly Meeting

PARCC Governing Board Approves Math Assessments for College and Career Readiness, Retest Policy and Tech Specs                     

 

Testing Changes in Illinois

Starting in the 2014-15 school year, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) will replace the ISAT and PSAE tests. Read more in the MHS Mirror...

Remedial Classes in Florida

In a series of stories this week and throughout December, the Florida Center for Investigative Reporting and StateImpact Florida explore the growing need for remedial education among Florida’s high school graduates and older students. They try to figure out what the state can do to improve public education and provide students with the skills and tools they need to succeed in college and in the workforce.  More... 

New Technology Guidelines to be Released

PARCC is preparing Version 2.0 of its Technology Guidelines for PARCC Assessments for release during the week of December 17-21, 2012. The new Guidelines will detail minimum and recommended levels for device specifications, and will provide updated considerations for bandwidth and the range of device types.

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