Here‘s what standardized test scores can and can’t tell you about local schools
The state test scores help districts and schools evaluate how well students understand specific state standards, Dodds said.
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Why the Pioneers of High School Exit Exams Are Rolling Them Back
The exam, which covers English/language arts, math, and one area of science, is given to 10th graders ... The 1990s reforms that reshaped the school system all happened in tandem. “It’s unclear, if ...
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Two area schools make the grade on school tests
Students in most Rusk County area school districts struggled last school year to meet state averages, according to annual ...
Camden schools make modest gains in state test scores, and other takeaways from a special advisory board meeting
In language arts, third graders improved from 5.9% meeting expectations in 2023, to 10.8% in 2024. The state average was 37.2 ...
200+ Texas educators had someone else take their teacher certification exams, prosecutors say
It's a million-dollar teacher certification cheating scandal sending shockwaves through the Texas education community.
TBI proposes testing sewage from high schools, dorms for drugs
The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation is proposing a $3 million pilot project to test sewage from Knoxville-area high schools ...
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Mass. Will Do Away With High School Standardized Testing Graduation Requirement
The measure, which does not eliminate the administration of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) exam, ...
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With MCAS exit exam scrapped, supporters say more 'authentic learning' comes next
A lot happens in Boston every day. To help you keep up, WBUR, Boston's NPR News station, pulled these stories together just ...
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Political controversy erupts over exam questions on NPP
Controversy surrounds the education authorities setting a mid-year test paper on General Knowledge with questions on the ...
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6-touchdown game from this KC area high school QB earns Player of the Week award
Pembroke Hill senior quarterback Josh Stahl Pembroke Hill High School Pembroke Hill High School football coach Sam Knopik ...
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Ripon Area School District students out-score state average on testing
Annual state assessments help all stakeholders — parents, teachers, districts, school boards — see a clear picture of how ...
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Sudan: Discrimination As Students Struggle to Access Secondary School Exams
a third-year high school student in a war-torn area east of Khartoum, eagerly anticipates the upcoming high school exams, but uncertainties persist about her ability to participate as the region ...