Our continuing coverage of the PARCC testing controversy in New Jersey schools.
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Kids react to PARCC test
New Jersey students are reacting to the first round of new standardized testing that may wrap up early next week due to interruptions from Mother Nature over the past few days.
Test day: Schools start to give exam derided by some parents
New Jersey school districts on Monday began administering highly debated new standardized tests but faced relatively little protest.
PARCC Testing Begins in NJ
With testing for the controversial Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) set to begin at most schools on Monday some parents are still wondering what will happen if they have their children opt out of the test.
PARCC Scaled Back by Assembly
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- The New Jersey Assembly has voted in favor of a measure that would bar educators from using new standardized tests to determine student placement for three years.
PARCC testing – Is it causing too much anxiety?
Today is the official start of the PARCC exam, which has been controversial since the beginning.
Common Core Confusion
As students in New Jersey and around the nation get ready to take standardized tests like the controversial Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exams, a new national survey by Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind released Thursday reveals a lot of Americans have no idea about the Common Core State Standards behind the exams.
Panning the PARCC Test
Do you think you could pass the controversial Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test? More than 200 parents and teachers gathered at Middlesex County College Thursday evening to find out.
Bill prevents PARCC tests from being used for placement
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey might bar using a new standardized test as a way to determine placement for three years.
How parents and teachers can take the PARCC test
Jim has been mentioning this on air and wanted to provide the link for those of you that are thinking of taking the PARCC exam.
Poll: NJ wants schools held accountable, but not with test scores
The majority of New Jersey residents are happy with their schools, but they also think more accountability is necessary. Standardized tests like the controversial Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) exams are not embraced as the best way to evaluate the performance of either teachers or students according to a new Monmouth University poll released Wednesday.