Amid public outcry over excessive testing, lawmakers have cut off state and federal funding for PARCC tests under the new state budget and charged state education officials to identify a new assessment. Ohio schools can expect a new state test that is shorter and will return results quicker than the Common Core-aligned assessments students took for the first time this past school year.
Parcc Tests Axed In State Budget
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Wed, 07/01/2015 - 7:37am
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