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Saratoga students developing math skills using Digits

Interactive curriculum putting school ahead of the curve

The transition to the new Common Core Standards has begun at Saratoga Elementary School in Morris.

"We're transferring from the Illinois State Standards to Common Core," explained Saratoga math and social studies teacher Vince Zomboracz, or "Mr. Z" as his students call him.

In the 2014-15 school year, the Illinois State Achievement Test will be replaced with a new test that is currently being developed in Illinois and 25 other states by the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC). The test, known as the PARCC assessment, will be a series of four computer-delivered tests that will be given over the course of the school year.

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