Assessment and testing

Students at Brooklyn’s Leaders High School document the results of their experiments and present their findings to a panel of educators and experts in what’s known as a ‘performance-based assessment.’
Standardized testing promotes rote memorization. Consortium schools raise the bar.
There might be more attention on this year’s state tests, following the spotlight on last year’s dip in national test scores.
Last year, the state adopted a higher passing score than one recommended by education officials, but promised to review the results to determine if New Jersey should lower the benchmark for juniors this year.
The measure would widen reading test criteria for retention but keep the state in control of those decisions.
The state previously used the paper-version of the PSAT and SAT to test student math and English skills.
Board’s academic committee considers ways to ease impact of reading law, including offering retests and eliminating time limits.
The study looked at schools in Greeley that have sustained their improvements.
From students with disabilities to schools serving disadvantaged students, ‘there’s just a lot of uncertainty’
Summer camps and tutoring are popular, but holding students back because of a test score is not
The debate over whether to ease up on academic expectations or double down is flaring up across the country.
Data obtained by Chalkbeat suggests that the temporary policy change — first canceling the English Regents and then not requiring a passing score to graduate — made it easier for English language learners to earn their diplomas.
This year, incoming high schoolers are required to take their admissions test in early February but Newark has not clarified if the exam will be given to students this year.
Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposals showed a deeper commitment to addressing how the pandemic impacted students both academically and mentally.
Policymakers and advocates are offering some clues for what new requirements should look like, including alternatives to the Regents exams, removing the exams as a requirement, or even creating another type of exit exam.
These stories will take you inside the world of an exhausted social worker, a student working to come out of her shell, and a mother trying to help her son catch up.
Across student groups statewide, math scores took a greater hit than literacy scores between 2019 and 2022.
Advocates and others say the city’s “Read by 4th” campaign and other efforts have built a strong foundation.
Students are continuing to regain academic ground lost during the pandemic.
Results on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment also declined statewide from pre-pandemic levels.
Changes had been in the works, but were delayed when the pandemic began.
The latest findings solidify a developing picture of schools struggling to support students who have fallen off track.
Facing a budget shortfall because of enrollment declines, Soundview Academy’s principal made an unusual request to students, staff and families: Would they help market the school?
After Newark school board officials gave a look at drops in state math and reading scores, state science assessment scores for the district also show decline.
The 2022 Illinois report card shows students have lost ground in math and reading due to pandemic disruptions
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