A lot has changed with the PARCC and Smarter Balanced tests since they were first launched in 2015. Here are a few things to know about them. PARCC isn’t just a test now. It’s an item bank, too.

Could you pass a Common Core English or Math exam? Students across the state are opting out of taking standardized testing. If you want to give it a shot, you can visit the Common Core website. But ...

The state Board of Education adopted the Common Core Standards for New Hampshire two years ago. Last week, Manchester school board members postponed a committee meeting at which Common Core would be ...

If college and university faculties do not embrace the common-core standards as solid indicators of college readiness, what do the standards mean? That was one of the big questions hovering over a ...

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It’s not easy to make sense of the debate over the Common Core State Standards in math and English language arts. Gov. Scott Walker, a potential presidential aspirant, wants to do away with the ...

Students may have already taken the first round of tests using new Common Core standards here in New York, but the debate over the new standardized tests is far from over. State Sen. Cecilia Tkaczyk, ...