/parcc PARCC en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Thu, 31 Jan 2019 21:02:07 GMT /teaching-learning/scores-were-lower-when-mass-students-took-parcc-exams-on-computers-study-finds/2019/01 Unfamiliarity with technology contributed to lower scores for online test-takers in 2015, but the effects diminished over time, researchers found. Thu, 31 Jan 2019 21:02:07 GMT /teaching-learning/scores-were-lower-when-mass-students-took-parcc-exams-on-computers-study-finds/2019/01 /teaching-learning/big-things-you-need-to-know-now-about-the-parcc-and-smarter-balanced-tests/2019/01 A lot has changed with the PARCC and Smarter Balanced tests since they were first launched in 2015. Here's what you need to know to stay current. Thu, 17 Jan 2019 18:52:04 GMT /teaching-learning/big-things-you-need-to-know-now-about-the-parcc-and-smarter-balanced-tests/2019/01 /teaching-learning/new-setback-for-parcc-as-another-state-abandons-test/2019/01 New Mexico’s defection from the PARCC test set off another round of speculation that the exam will become extinct, but PARCC’s overseers have other plans. Tue, 15 Jan 2019 02:08:14 GMT /teaching-learning/new-setback-for-parcc-as-another-state-abandons-test/2019/01 /teaching-learning/new-mexico-governor-signs-order-to-dump-parcc-tests/2019/01 On her third day in office, Democratic Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham fulfills a campaign promise by signing an executive order to dump the PARCC test. Thu, 03 Jan 2019 23:30:28 GMT /teaching-learning/new-mexico-governor-signs-order-to-dump-parcc-tests/2019/01 /teaching-learning/maryland-will-be-the-next-state-to-drop-the-parcc-common-core-test/2018/09 Maryland, one of the few remaining states to administer the full PARCC exam, will create its own test after the 2018-19 school year. Tue, 11 Sep 2018 20:21:00 GMT /teaching-learning/maryland-will-be-the-next-state-to-drop-the-parcc-common-core-test/2018/09 /teaching-learning/parcc-sets-the-tougher-bar-among-shared-tests-study-shows/2018/05 The PARCC test is harder than some of its competitors, but nearly all states have raised the bar on tests in recent years. Thu, 31 May 2018 04:01:21 GMT /teaching-learning/parcc-sets-the-tougher-bar-among-shared-tests-study-shows/2018/05 /teaching-learning/illinois-will-step-back-from-parcc-test-is-new-jersey-next/2018/02 Only a handful of states will still be offering the test in its entirety after this spring's testing season. Thu, 22 Feb 2018 18:03:00 GMT /teaching-learning/illinois-will-step-back-from-parcc-test-is-new-jersey-next/2018/02 /teaching-learning/parcc-common-core-test-gets-federal-approval/2018/01 The new decision by the U.S. Department of Education conveys unconditional approval of the PARCC test as a measurement of Maryland's standards. But that finding doesn't yet apply to its use in other states. Tue, 23 Jan 2018 20:04:19 GMT /teaching-learning/parcc-common-core-test-gets-federal-approval/2018/01 /teaching-learning/colorado-to-downsize-parcc-testing/2017/06 Colorado will no longer administer the full PARCC exam to students. Thu, 15 Jun 2017 22:35:19 GMT /teaching-learning/colorado-to-downsize-parcc-testing/2017/06 /teaching-learning/parcc-smarter-balanced-choose-new-management/2017/05 The PARCC consortium has chosen a new nonprofit to manage the business of maintaining and administering its test: New Meridian Corp., a brand-new organization led by people from various strands of the assessment world. Tue, 09 May 2017 23:59:35 GMT /teaching-learning/parcc-smarter-balanced-choose-new-management/2017/05 /teaching-learning/parcc-and-smarter-balanced-choose-new-management/2017/04 The PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessment consortia are adopting new managers to oversee their work in a changing testing landscape. Fri, 28 Apr 2017 16:00:06 GMT /teaching-learning/parcc-and-smarter-balanced-choose-new-management/2017/04 /teaching-learning/rhode-island-to-dump-parcc-use-massachusetts-test-instead/2017/04 Rhode Island becomes the latest state to abandon the PARCC exam. It will use the test designed by its neighbor, Massachusetts, instead. Fri, 14 Apr 2017 14:22:38 GMT /teaching-learning/rhode-island-to-dump-parcc-use-massachusetts-test-instead/2017/04 /teaching-learning/parcc-undertakes-a-major-restructuring-again/2016/12 The PARCC assessment consortium remakes itself once more, making it easier for states to buy its test content, a move designed to share what it sees as a superior assessment and ensure its long-term survival. Thu, 15 Dec 2016 00:31:46 GMT /teaching-learning/parcc-undertakes-a-major-restructuring-again/2016/12 /teaching-learning/who-will-run-parcc-and-how/2016/08 Responses to PARCC's "request for information" reflect a lot of soul-searching about how PARCC will survive, and in what form. Wed, 10 Aug 2016 17:27:56 GMT /teaching-learning/who-will-run-parcc-and-how/2016/08 /teaching-learning/new-jersey-becomes-second-state-to-require-parcc-passage-for-graduation/2016/08 New Jersey joins New Mexico as the only other state in the country to require students to pass the PARCC exam to graduate from high school. Thu, 04 Aug 2016 14:34:17 GMT /teaching-learning/new-jersey-becomes-second-state-to-require-parcc-passage-for-graduation/2016/08 /teaching-learning/opinion-testing-on-devices-ensures-inequity/2016/07 In a day and age where the public perception of teachers, schools, and school districts is tied more closely than ever to the results of state tests, we cannot afford unknown variables contributing to the final judgment. Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:34:48 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-testing-on-devices-ensures-inequity/2016/07 /teaching-learning/parcc-continues-to-fade-at-the-high-school-level/2016/07 Rhode Island and Illinois follow a national trend that shows states increasingly dropping PARCC and Smarter Balanced assessments in high school, and using them predominantly in elementary and middle school. Tue, 26 Jul 2016 15:31:10 GMT /teaching-learning/parcc-continues-to-fade-at-the-high-school-level/2016/07 /education/for-high-school-exams-illinois-dumps-parcc-in-favor-of-sat/2016/07 Illinois joins several other states that have exchanged high school tests aligned with the Common Core State Standards for a college-entrance exam. Tue, 12 Jul 2016 14:23:11 GMT /education/for-high-school-exams-illinois-dumps-parcc-in-favor-of-sat/2016/07 /teaching-learning/parccs-college-ready-score-reflects-rigor-of-college-work-study-finds/2016/05 The first study to explore how well PARCC predicts college grades and remediation finds only modest correlations to both, but concludes that PARCC's cutoff score does reflect college-level work. Tue, 17 May 2016 12:37:39 GMT /teaching-learning/parccs-college-ready-score-reflects-rigor-of-college-work-study-finds/2016/05 /teaching-learning/parcc-college-ready-score-reflects-rigor-of-college-work-study-finds/2016/05 The first study to explore how well PARCC predicts college grades and remediation finds only modest correlations to both, but concludes that PARCC's cutoff score does reflect college-level work. Tue, 17 May 2016 10:30:51 GMT /teaching-learning/parcc-college-ready-score-reflects-rigor-of-college-work-study-finds/2016/05 /education/new-jersey-postpones-parcc-exam-after-technical-problems/2016/04 New Jersey is one of many states that have experienced problems with the online administering of standardized testing this year. Thu, 21 Apr 2016 22:09:19 GMT /education/new-jersey-postpones-parcc-exam-after-technical-problems/2016/04 /teaching-learning/reach-of-parcc-smarter-balanced-tests-drops-sharply-in-2015-16/2016/03 Only 32 percent of students live in states that are using PARCC or Smarter Balanced statewide in 2015-16, a sharp drop from last year. Mon, 28 Mar 2016 17:20:51 GMT /teaching-learning/reach-of-parcc-smarter-balanced-tests-drops-sharply-in-2015-16/2016/03 /teaching-learning/reach-of-parcc-smarter-balanced-drops-sharply-in-2015-16/2016/03 Only 32 percent of students live in states that are using PARCC or Smarter Balanced statewide in 2015-16, a sharp drop from last year. Mon, 28 Mar 2016 17:15:47 GMT /teaching-learning/reach-of-parcc-smarter-balanced-drops-sharply-in-2015-16/2016/03 /teaching-learning/opinion-educator-online-parcc-test-is-inefficient-and-unreliable/2016/02 To the Editor:Kudos to Education Week for your investigation of the 2014-15 PARCC test scores that were disproportionately lower when taken online, compared with the paper test ("PARCC Scores Lower on Computer Exams"). What I did not see in your report was feedback from educators who actually took both versions of the test, as I did with several Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers practice tests last spring in English/language arts. Wed, 24 Feb 2016 01:41:01 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-educator-online-parcc-test-is-inefficient-and-unreliable/2016/02 /teaching-learning/maryland-parcc-scores-higher-on-paper-students-tech-readiness-a-major-factor/2016/02 Paper results on 2014-15 PARCC exams were better than online results in all grades for English/language arts and in upper-level math, reflecting a national pattern. Tue, 23 Feb 2016 18:27:10 GMT /teaching-learning/maryland-parcc-scores-higher-on-paper-students-tech-readiness-a-major-factor/2016/02 /teaching-learning/parcc-considers-reorganization-seeks-input-to-shape-its-future/2016/02 The consortium is inviting input as it considers whether it should reorganize or replace its current Parcc Inc. nonprofit. Tue, 09 Feb 2016 21:48:22 GMT /teaching-learning/parcc-considers-reorganization-seeks-input-to-shape-its-future/2016/02 /leadership/rhode-island-parcc-scores-lower-on-computer-based-exams/2016/02 A state-by-state breakdown shows that Colorado, Rhode Island and Illinois found some evidence that students' familiarity with technology impacted scores on 2014-15 PARCC exams. An analysis in Maryland is pending. Tue, 09 Feb 2016 17:30:29 GMT /leadership/rhode-island-parcc-scores-lower-on-computer-based-exams/2016/02 /teaching-learning/opinion-pencil-and-paper-win-this-round-of-parcc-testing/2016/02 After watching students in my district participate in online state testing, I'm not surprised to read that students taking paper and pencil tests did better. Tue, 09 Feb 2016 01:10:31 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-pencil-and-paper-win-this-round-of-parcc-testing/2016/02 /teaching-learning/parcc-scores-lower-for-students-who-took-exams-on-computers/2016/02 The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers acknowledged the discrepancies in scores between its paper and computer exams in response to questions from Education Week. Wed, 03 Feb 2016 20:03:37 GMT /teaching-learning/parcc-scores-lower-for-students-who-took-exams-on-computers/2016/02 /policy-politics/massachusetts-board-approves-hybrid-parcc-state-test/2015/11 By an 8-3 vote, the state school board approved creation of a new English and mathematics test to be administered by all of the state's schools by 2017. Tue, 17 Nov 2015 20:05:00 GMT /policy-politics/massachusetts-board-approves-hybrid-parcc-state-test/2015/11