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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.

PARCC in Massachusetts

The Berkshire Eagle reports that public school district and higher education faculty in Massachusetts, Washington, D.C., and 21 other states are researching, discussing and providing feedback on a development known as the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC. More...

PARCC Charts Pathway To College And Career Readiness

Washington, D.C. – Nov. 2, 2012 – In unprecedented collaboration between K-12 and higher education, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) Governing Board and the PARCC Advisory Committee on College Readiness (ACCR) on October 25 during a joint teleconference voted unanimously to adopt a College- and Career-Ready Determination (CCRD) policy and Policy-Level Performance Level Descriptors (PLDs).

PARCC Releases RFP

PARCC Releases RFP For Item Tryouts, Field Testing, Research And Form Construction

PARCC Governing Board Meets

PARCC Governing Board Meets on College Readiness Decisions, Schedules Vote for October

 

Public Review of Draft CCR Determination Policy

PARCC is seeking feedback from the public on a draft policy for making College- and Career-Ready (CCR) determinations in English language arts/literacy and mathematics. PARCC has been actively engaging leaders and educators from technical colleges, secondary and postsecondary CTE, and the business community around this new draft CCR Determination. PARCC is seeking feedback from members of the public on the CCR policy language through October 3, 2012. To provide your feedback, please go here.

Tougher Exams in Florida

The Orlando Sentinel reports that Florida plans to begin pilot testing new exams this school year. The new tests are to replace corresponding FCAT exams in the spring of 2015. They are meant to be better, more-comprehensive assessments. In both language arts and math, students are to take a series of exams with the scores combined into one final mark for each subject. Read the news article...

Initial Set of Test Items and Task Prototypes Released

Online, searchable Model Content Frameworks also released.

Draft College-Ready Determination Policy

Public comment sought on PARCC draft College-Ready Determination Policy and Policy-Level Performance Level Descriptors. PARCC is seeking feedback from the public on two draft policies related to its next generation assessment system. More...

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