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Newark
September 19, 2018

Newark’s post-grad paradox: More students are entering college, but few earn degrees

Just 23 percent of Newark high-school graduates earn a college degree within six years. Officials want to change that.

state testing

Chicago
September 12, 2018

Teacher shortage blamed as Illinois SAT scores fall, PARCC test scores flatten

Preliminary results of statewide exams show fewer Illinois juniors meeting or exceeding expectations on the SAT college entrance exam this year than in…

academic growth

Colorado
August 27, 2018

The ‘puzzling’ case of Denver’s unusually low ninth-grade PSAT scores

“Same classrooms, same teachers,” Superintendent Tom Boasberg said. “This year, different assessment – and their growth fell off a cliff.”

state test results

Colorado
August 16, 2018

With accelerated growth in literacy and math, Denver students close in on state averages

Still, fewer than half of Denver students in grades three through eight met state expectations in literacy, and only about a third met them in math.

College Readiness

Colorado
August 16, 2018

Find your Colorado 2018 SAT and PSAT results

Use Chalkbeat’s tool to compare school results and statewide averages for PSAT and SAT test results.

Data dive

Colorado
August 16, 2018

Colorado students show gains in literacy on 2018 state tests, but disparities remain

In literacy, 44.5 percent of students in grades three through eight statewide met expectations. In math, 34.1 percent did.

Timely Decision

Detroit
August 14, 2018

Detroit school board approves 2018-19 academic calendar after union agrees to changes

Teachers aren't happy about the approved academic calendar, but they want to do what's best for students.

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Chicago
July 27, 2018

Illinois has embraced the SAT, and the ACT is mad about it

In a fight between two giant standardized test providers, the SAT again has won a multi-million-dollar contract for Illinois’ high-school tests — and…

data dump

Colorado
August 17, 2017

Find your 2017 Colorado SAT and PSAT scores

Colorado juniors take the SAT, while sophomores take the PSAT. Both tests are supposed to gauge college readiness.

College Readiness

New York
April 3, 2017

New York City offers SAT to all high school juniors, hoping to clear a path to college

The test will be offered to any of the city's 70,000 juniors who chooses to participate.

until we meet again

Colorado
August 11, 2016

Colorado’s ACT score hits peak, but changes to high school test are coming

High school juniors will begin taking the SAT college entrance exam next year.