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 ...

BOSTON (CBS) - Starting next week, more than half of all elementary and middle school students in Massachusetts will begin taking the new PARCC test. This is a pilot program as officials decide if the ...

PARCC stands for the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers. The partnership part refers to the fact that several states, including Colorado, banded together to develop the ...

ALEXANDRIA TWP. — A class of eighth-graders at Alexandria Middle School was graded on a practice PARCC test this spring, and Superintendent Matthew Jennings says that was appropriate. The assessment, ...

Students who took the 2014-15 PARCC exams via computer tended to score lower than those who took the exams with paper and pencil—a revelation that prompts questions about the validity of the test ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this article mischaracterized how the Council of Chief State School Officers came to possess PARCC test questions. Before it disbanded, the PARCC consortium ...

Results from the first set of new standardized tests released Thursday show many Colorado students aren't meeting expectations in English and math. The scores also show large ethnic disparities. White ...

A special commission examining student testing in New Jersey has recommended the state continue using the controversial PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) exams.