BY KAYLEIGH SKINNER APRIL 2, 2018 A new report suggests when it comes to state tests, Mississippi needs to be more transparent about what it measures and how often students take them. Mississippi First, a nonprofit advocacy group, worked with four undisclosed school districts to examine the amount of time students spend on state and district mandated testing,…
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As Tests Begin, Chancellor Comes Out Against ‘Opt Out’
The new chancellor, Richard A. Carranza, has called sitting out the state math and reading tests an “extreme reaction.” CreditRichard Drew/Associated Press By ELIZABETH A. HARRISAPRIL 10, 2018 New York City’s school chancellor Richard A. Carranza will be the first to tell you that he has a lot to learn. Since taking over at the education department…
New state tests hope to prevent massive opt-outs
Posted: Apr 11, 2018 5:20 PM CDTUpdated: Apr 11, 2018 5:20 PM CDT BELLMORE –Thousands of students in grades 3-8 across Long Island Wednesday took the new English language arts state tests under a new series of rules. This year, the number of testing days had been cut from three to two. There were also fewer questions…
Computer problems ‘frustrating’ students taking English tests across New York
Joseph Spector, Albany Bureau ChiefPublished 1:41 p.m. ET April 11, 2018 ALBANY — Some students taking multiple-choice exams on computers had all the possible answers show up as “system error.” Other schools couldn’t log into the exams at all Wednesday morning, while others reported having students’ work lost when the system crashed. The state Education…
They marched across Oklahoma. Now Tulsa teachers are ready to confront lawmakers
By Holly Yan, CNN Updated 6:20 AM ET, Wed April 11, 2018 (CNN)Many teachers go the extra mile for students. Tulsa teachers just walked 110 miles for theirs. For the past week, they marched with agonizing blisters and slept on gymnasium floors on their way to demand more school funding and higher raises. Their journey culminated…
Report: North Dakota Student Test Scores Remain Stagnant
Results of a national assessment show reading and math scores of fourth- and eighth-grade students in North Dakota had little improvement since 2015. April 11, 2018, at 3:42 p.m. BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Results of a national assessment show reading and math scores of fourth- and eighth-grade students in North Dakota made little improvement since 2015. The…
In California, national test scores show enduring achievement gaps
By JOY RESMOVITS APR 09, 2018 | 9:00 PM Every two years, the nation’s fourth- and eighth-graders are tested in math and reading — and newly released results from last year’s tests give California at least a little reason to be pleased. The 2017 results — out Monday night — were mostly flat nationwide, though the average…
Test Scores Show Students Made Little Progress in National Exam
By Tawnell D. Hobbs Updated April 9, 2018 11:26 p.m. ET American students had nearly flat results in math and reading on a national exam, continuing a pattern of stagnation over most of the past decade, as some of the lowest performers fell further behind. Eighth-graders made the only statistically significant gain—1 point—in reading, for…
Massachusetts Test Scores Top Nation’s School Districts Again
Fourth- and eight-graders in the Bay State outperformed their peers on the National Assessment of Educational Progress exams in 2017. by HAYLEY GLATTER· 4/10/2018, 9:05 a.m. It may supposedly be lonely at the top, but we’d say the view is just fine from up here. The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress exams were…
Kentucky governor signs controversial pension bill as teachers call for rally
(CNN)Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin signed a controversial pension reform bill that is firmly opposed by a teachers’ group, which has called for a “day of action” later this week. The Kentucky Education Association urged its members to come to the state Capitol on Friday, in response to key decisions by the governor. It had called…
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