Scores suggest state MCAS exams are less accurate than federal PARCC tests

As state education officials weigh whether to fully embrace a new assessment program reflecting the national Common Core curriculum, preliminary data released Monday shows students taking the new test appeared less likely to hit or exceed grade-level standards. Advocates for the PARCC exam, offered by some Massachusetts schools this year as part of a two-year trial, said the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's statewide test results support their belief that PARCC is a more accur

As state education officials weigh whether to fully embrace a new assessment program reflecting the national Common Core curriculum, preliminary data released Monday shows students taking the new test appeared less likely to hit or exceed grade-level standards. Advocates for the PARCC exam, offered by some Massachusetts schools this year as part of a two-year trial, said the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education's statewide test results support their belief that PARCC is a more accur…