Assessment and testing
Some subgroups, most notably English learners, have extremely low proficiency rates on state tests.
Amid concerns that equitable grading policies damage student motivation, a new study seeks to understand just how widespread these approaches are in U.S. schools.
The Illinois State Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to approve new cut scores for the ACT, the Illinois Assessment of Readiness, and the Illinois Science Assessment. The changes will boost the percentage of students considered proficient — but will make comparisons to past years nearly impossible.
Although Indiana has revamped literacy instruction for its youngest students, older students haven’t benefitted directly.
The state’s largest district saw the biggest gains in elementary school reading proficiency and algebra scores. But the majority of third-graders still didn’t pass a critical reading test.
Parents can find out their child’s CMAS scores by going to the state’s Family Portal.
Many of the NYC mayoral candidates voiced support for the SHSAT and said they’d expand the number of specialized schools.
State education officials are considering changing the state’s testing system at a time when students’ scores still lag behind pre-pandemic results.
A new study finds that gender gaps that had closed before COVID widened again after students returned to in-person learning.
Schools in other parts of the state faced problems administering the standardized exams, but officials say the problems have been fixed.
One amendment would create a new, potentially less drastic option for when schools or districts have five years of low ratings.
El proyecto de ley está trabajando en 30 recomendaciones para cambiar el sistema de rendición de cuentas del estado, que principalmente utiliza pruebas estatales estandarizadas para evaluar el desempeño de las escuelas y los distritos.
A task force came up with 30 recommended changes to the accountability system. House Bill 1278 takes on those suggestions and more.
Sin cambios significativos en las evaluaciones de lectura, matemáticas y ciencias, el distrito no alcanzó los objetivos fijados en su plan de mejora.
Student achievement in Union City and Hillside, among other districts, has defied national trends reaching pre-pandemic levels in reading and math.
‘The pandemic has not only driven test scores down, but that decline masks a pernicious inequality that has grown,’ one author of the new report said.
A University of Colorado Boulder researcher said the study results show Zearn Math helped students, but other factors also likely contributed to math gains.
With no significant change in reading, math, and science assessments, the district failed to meet goals outlined in its improvement plan.
Students with disabilities don’t earn diplomas when they’re on the alternate assessment track. Some parents aren’t aware of that consequence when they choose that track.
Illinois students took the test known as the “nation’s report card” in spring 2024.