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 ...

In the face of rising opposition to testing, the PARCC consortium has decided to carve 90 minutes off its 10- to 11-hour-long assessment, and shift the start of testing to later in the school year.

The Illinois State Board of Education is considering revamping the controversial standardized test known as PARCC after using it once more in its current form this spring. PARCC, which stands for ...

The new PARCC tests are computerized rather than the traditional pencil-and-paper bubble tests. (South Jersey Times file photo) After reading The Times' editorial, "PARCC test rollout ranks among N.J.

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 ...