Schools

Burlington Students Prepared for New Digital Assessment Test

They will take the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) test.

Burlington students say they're prepared for a new digital assessment test.

They will be taking the PARCC (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers) exam, according to NECN.com.

The test is being developed by more than a dozen states in an attempt to set a nation-wide test standard. It could replace the MCAS, according to state education officials.

Students at Pine Glen Elementary in Burlington are preparing for the tests with tablet devices and "creative" lesson plans, according to NECN.

Read the full NECN story


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