Does the PARCC Test Succeed in Predicting College Outcomes?

On the Evidence
04/10/2015 11 min
Does the PARCC Test Succeed in Predicting College Outcomes?

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A Mathematica report shows that students’ scores on the existing high school assessment in Massachusetts predict college performance as well as scores on a new test that was recently developed by a consortium of states to align with Common Core standards. Mathematic education policy experts Brian Gill and Ira Nichols-Barrer discuss the national implications of these findings.

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