Our continuing coverage of the PARCC testing controversy in New Jersey schools.
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PARCC: What's the real problem?
Two education experts joined host Eric Scott in the studio Thursday night for a special installment of NJ 101.5's Town Hall Series on the pros and cons of New Jersey's Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers test, known as PARCC.
Parents Blast PARCC Again
For the second night in a row, New Jersey education officials held a Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers public hearing, this time in Jackson Township.
WATCH: PARCC Pros & cons
Catch up with an audio or video playback of New Jersey 101.5's hour-long special on the PARCC school testing controversy, with host Eric Scott. And take a look at the pros and cons of PARCC, gathered from defenders and critics as well as published materials and other resources.
Parents and teachers criticize PARCC at Jersey City hearing
About 60 parents and teachers turned out Wednesday night with complaints and concerns about the controversial PARCC exam during a public hearing by the PARCC Study Commission and NJ Department of Education Commissioner David Hespe in Jersey City.
A listener’s petition against PARCC
You've heard us talking about it for weeks. There is a special on-air Town Hall program on NJ101.5 tomorrow night (Thursday 1-29-15) at 7pm hosted by Eric Scott to discuss it. PARCC, the controversial new test coming to your child's public school in March, has many people furious.
VOTE: Should PARCC be the only standardized test given to NJ students?
New Jersey 101.5 will be hosting a Town Hall meeting tomorrow (Thursday night) about the test that’s garnered both support and opposition from parents and teachers alike.
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The PARCC or Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers
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Parents Sound Off on PARCC
In poll results released Monday, Garden State parents made clear their displeasure with standardized tests like the controversial Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exam.
PARCC Show: Hespe Backs Out
A state lawmaker thinks New Jersey kids are being over-tested at public schools, and he wants to put an end to it.
WATCH: PARCC and corporate ties to ‘common core’
In all the talk and furor over the upcoming PARCC testing, a listener sent us this video. It will make your head spin and leave you asking: Who's really in charge of our nation's education?