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Students Caught in Middle of PARCC Debate

Clip: 01/21/2015 | 8m 3s  | Video has closed captioning.

Teachers, parents, and administrators have been debating whether schools should start implementing the PARCC standardized test, designed to align with the new Common Core standards. We talk with two educators about whether it's time to put the PARCC in place and the value of standardized testing.

Aired: 01/21/15

Rating: NR

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