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By William E. Cleary Sr.
CNBNews was contacted recently by a number of parents in Bellmawr, Brooklawn and Gloucester City about the upcoming PARCC exam (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) to be given in March. The PARCC is a group of 19 states working together to develop a common set of computer-based K–12 assessments in English language arts/Literacy and math linked to the new, more rigorous Common Core State Standards (CCSS). PARCC is one of the two state consortia developing assessments aligned to the CCSS through the federal Race to the Top assessment grant program.
Some parents feel the test doesn’t have any assessment value at all. As such they don’t want their child taking the test.
The one question we keep hearing is, \”What will happen to my child if he/she doesn’t take the test?\”
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