Students Caught in Middle of PARCC Debate
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A debate rages on whether schools should start implementing the PARCC standardized test.
Teachers, parents, and administrators have been debating whether schools should start implementing the PARCC standardized test, designed to align with the new Common Core standards. We talk with two educators about whether it's time to put the PARCC in place and the value of standardized testing.
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Students Caught in Middle of PARCC Debate
Clip: 1/21/2015 | 8m 3sVideo has Closed Captions
Teachers, parents, and administrators have been debating whether schools should start implementing the PARCC standardized test, designed to align with the new Common Core standards. We talk with two educators about whether it's time to put the PARCC in place and the value of standardized testing.
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