(Updated Thursday with additional information. For new version of AB 484, go here). In order to avoid serving two masters – the old state academic standards and the new multi-state Common Core ...

While teachers are getting to know and become more comfortable with the Common Core State Standards, many still feel the presence of a dark, amorphous cloud hanging over them: the assessments. At the ...

PARCC has made its sample test questions available for computer-based practice. Sample items for the upcoming assessments of Common Core State Standards have been released previously for testing on ...

New Common Core-based tests will start for Ohio students on Feb. 16. Here's a look at a question from a sample of the new tests. CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Common Core tests are here, bringing a new look ...

Common Core test prep: The new standards are meant to be less susceptible to test-prep techniques, but that’s not stopping many Louisiana schools from trying — not so much to improve student ...