Thousands of parents across the country and here in Illinois are concerned about Common Core standards, PARCC testing on those standards, and the accumulation and storage of their children’s personal ...

In early May 2016, the New Jersey State Board of Education approved the New Jersey Student Learning Standards, the revised and renamed Common Core State Standards (CCSS). Gov. Chris Christie (R) ...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Just as the weather warms up, it's test time for Illinois students. All are required to take the Partnership for Assessment for Readiness for College and Careers, known as PARCC. Many ...

The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), a federally funded testing consortium aligned with Common Core, is in the spotlight once again. Though it administered the ...

EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP - The Egg Harbor Township Board of Education unanimously voted on Tuesday, June 24 to support state legislation that places a moratorium on the use of student growth percentiles in ...

Sen. Frank Niceley, R-Strawberry Plains, says he thinks he has the votes to pass the House-approved two-year delay in the PARCC test and Common Core if he can get it to the Senate floor. His problem, ...

The State Board of Education met in Gainesville on Tuesday to discuss Common Core State Standards and the future assessment test that will be used to measure academic performance in Floridas schools.

Critics of a new student exam linked to controversial education standards won a small victory Wednesday when the House adopted a compromise putting off testing for one year. The House of ...

Now that we’ve parked the PARCC student achievement test for high school students, the final test results are in and there were some outstanding achievements made public Monday. Go figure. The ...