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 ...

Many people are shocked and amazed, while others are breathing a sigh of relief.There are about as many emotions as there are questions over eliminating Common Core Standards from Florida Schools.WESH ...

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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 ...

Tom Loveless has long been a clear-eyed incisive critic of the Common Core State Standards. A year ago, he wrote In short, the evidence suggests student achievement is, at best, about where it would ...