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Should PARCC be parked?
Should PARCC be parked?
Should PARCC be parked?
Preliminary data from the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers test has been released by the Jersey Education Department and the results show less than half of New Jersey students in ninth, 10th and 11th grade met or exceeded grade level expectations in English and math, while kids in grades three through eight only did marginally better...
NJ Common Core changes not expected until Fall 2016
NJ Common Core changes not expected until Fall 2016
NJ Common Core changes not expected until Fall 2016
Officials at a state Board of Education meeting made it clear Wednesday that committees would be formed solely to review the Common Core's two education standards, and that New Jersey parents waiting for changes should not expect them before the start of the 2016-2017 school year.
PARCC test – New Jersey struggles to address opt outs
PARCC test – New Jersey struggles to address opt outs
PARCC test – New Jersey struggles to address opt outs
New Jersey does not have a statewide regulation for how to handle students who opt out of taking standardized tests like the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exam. The chairman of the Assembly Education Committee said that is unacceptable.
The PARCC debate rages on with round two underway
The second round of the controversial Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers testing is underway this week in New Jersey classrooms. There remains a fair amount of parental and legislative opposition to the exams, but the state's education commissioner has defended the tests in hearings before Senate and the Assembly committees.
Education commissioner repeats warning regarding state aid, PARCC
Education commissioner repeats warning regarding state aid, PARCC
Education commissioner repeats warning regarding state aid, PARCC
Instead of backing away from threats to withhold school aid for districts that fail to have 95 percent of their students take the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers tests, New Jersey Education commissioner David Hespe doubled down Tuesday and repeated a warning to the State Senate Budget Committee.
Why PARCC? New Jersey education commissioner explains
Why PARCC? New Jersey education commissioner explains
Why PARCC? New Jersey education commissioner explains
With all of the controversy swirling around the new Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exams, many parents and teachers want to know why New Jersey decided to administer the exams in the first place. There are also many complaints about the Common Core curriculum.
Common Core – Poll shows New Jerseyans know little about it
Common Core – Poll shows New Jerseyans know little about it
Common Core – Poll shows New Jerseyans know little about it
The controversial Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exams have started in most school districts throughout the state this month, but a new poll reveals most New Jersey residents admit they don't know much about the Common Core education standards that are aligned with the standardized tests.

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