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 ...

If you’re a fan of federally funded tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards, you’ve reached for the sad trombone several times this year. (Womp, womp.) That’s particularly true if you’re a ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio - State report card grades coming out tomorrow after a long delay will give a first look at how well your school and district have adapted to the new Common Core learning standards.

Governor Asa Hutchinson's common core review has given their first recommendation. The Council has recommended the state terminate its contract with Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College ...

TRENTON-- New Jersey's Department of Education on Monday released reports on two of the most controversial topics in education: standardized testing and Common Core. The reviews, ordered by Gov. Chris ...

Acton Town Meeting members will soon vote on whether the Acton-Boxborough Regional School District should eliminate the Common Core state educational standards and PARCC assessment. Selectmen voted ...

Ohio students will no longer take the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers exam after GOP lawmakers dumped the test in the state budget. Richard Ross, superintendent of ...

The first of two groups of states working to design assessments aligned to the Common Core State Standards has released a draft accommodations manual that outlines the types of test supports that can ...

PARCC AND RESERVATIONS: Bad news for two big organizations tasked with delivering Common Core assessments: PARCC, one of the two consortia that received federal funding ($160 million to be exact), has ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- State education officials will have some details next week about how Ohio's kids did on the first-ever Common Core exams taken this spring. Just don't expect a lot. Between cautions ...

A new Maryland commission to study over-testing of children in public schools has yet to begin work, but new standardized tests based on the Common Core curriculum standards are already saving the ...