Assessment and testing
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District leaders gave a first look at Newark Public Schools students' progress on statewide tests this spring that show scores nearing pre-pandemic levels.
The National Assessment Governing Board, which controls NAEP testing, tapped Mark White as its new leader. He is at the center of some of Tennessee’s most heated education debates.
Worried about AI, tutors, and parents helping with admissions essays, Beacon High School will now require applicants to write their essays in person.
Some Tennessee state testing requirements are overly burdensome or duplicative, teachers told state lawmakers considering education policy changes.
The scores for 12th graders suggest fewer students are ready for college-level work, even as more students said they had been admitted to a four-year college.
More students are scoring below the basic level on a key national test and fewer students are proficient. The test results come as the Trump administration has cut funding for science education.
Scores fell for both boys and girls, but girls’ scores fell more. The reasons why are not entirely clear.
New York City schools face major policy changes from class size caps to a statewide cellphone ban and a pivotal mayoral election that could reshape the system midyear.
Students did better on the SAT. But student proficiency on the PSAT was a mixed bag.
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.