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PARCC tests will be shorter starting in 2015-2016 [Denver Post]

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By Eric Gorski The Denver Post Colorado students will get some relief from standardized testing next academic year after the governing board of a multi-state testing association voted to rein in the length of math and English exams. The time given over to PARCC English and math tests beginning in 2015-2016 will be reduced by about 90 minutes in each … Continue reading →

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Testing legislation: at last, a done deal By Eric Gorski The Denver Post After a long and bumpy journey that began with marathon task force meetings last summer and lasted to the very last day of the 2015 legislative session, testing reduction legislation is headed to Gov. John Hickenlooper’s desk. Despite a desire for more drastic changes from parent activists, the … Continue reading →

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