This past spring, 5 million students from third grade through high school took new, end-of-year tests in math and English that were developed by a consortium of states known as PARCC.
It’s a big deal because these tests are aligned to the Common Core learning standards, and they’re considered harder than many of the tests they replaced.
It’s also a big deal because until last year, it was all but impossible to compare students across state lines. Not anymore.
