Rhode Island PARCC Test Results Show Slight Improvement
(Photo: Flickr, Creative Commons) Students in Rhode Island were found to have made slight improvements on state standardized tests, although achievement gaps between white students and students of color were shown to have continued to grow. While less than 22% of black and Latino students received a score showing proficiency in English, the statewide average […]
New Jersey Board of Ed: All Graduating Students Must Pass PARCC
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Students in New Jersey who enter the eighth grade in the coming academic year will be facing a new graduation requirement when they become seniors in 2021 — the pupils will have to prove their readiness by passing two standardized tests that less than 50% of New Jersey students have been able […]
Illinois Dumps PARCC Testing in Favor of SAT
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Illinois has decided to do away with the Partnership for the Achievement of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) test and instead will be giving its high school students a redesigned SAT, according to the Illinois State Board of Education’s (ISBE) announcement. Eliminating the PARCC assessment is being explained to the […]
New Jersey Resumes Testing After PARCC Computer Problems
(Photo: Pixabay, Creative Commons) Education officials in the state of New Jersey announced that schools will be able to continue administering PARCC exams just one day after computer glitches caused delays at numerous schools throughout the state. Referring to the shutdown as “totally unacceptable,” Education Commissioner David Hespe said he had been assured by Pearson Education, the […]
New Mexico School Grades Drop After PARCC Test Results
According to results from the New Mexico Public Education Department, the number of public schools in the state that earned a grade of A or B have dropped by 10% this year with slightly more schools receiving a D or F. The number of schools in New Mexico that earned a D or F rose […]