More states are ditching exams as high school graduation requirements
A backlash to standardized tests has been fueled by complaints they take up too much classroom time and questions about how ...
Education Week10d
Massachusetts Voters Poised to Ditch High School Exit Exam
The support for nixing the testing requirement could foreshadow public opinion on state standardized testing in general.
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Colorado high school test scores dropped across the board, but students learning English as a new language had bigger declines
There are big differences in just how much high school scores dropped among different student groups in Colorado. Students ...
Santa Maria Times9d
Santa Maria high school district recognized in top 5 statewide for jump in test scores
According to the California Department of Education, 2023-24 statewide assessment results show students in the SMJUHSD who ...
Massachusetts Voters Back Push to Overturn High School Exit Exam
Massachusetts voters backed the elimination of the state’s standardized test as a high school graduation requirement, despite ...
Community Impact Newspaper2d
Clear Creek ISD officials review academic test results
Clear Creek ISD officials reviewed academic test results to reflect on the progress of academic success within the district ...
The Boston Globe10d
Mass. voters will approve Question 2, the AP projects, ending use of MCAS scores as high school graduation requirement
Early Wednesday morning, the Associated Press said Question 2, the teachers union-backed ballot initiative abolishing the ...
Massachusetts voters reject legalizing psychedelics, approve dropping high school test requirements
Massachusetts voters rejected a measure to legalize some psychedelics but said yes to dropping comprehensive tests as a ...
USA Today17d
Where have test scores in the Coachella Valley improved? See your school's results
Recent standardized test scores show that local schools across the Coachella ... which also includes the English Language ...
San Diego Union-Tribune27d
La Jolla public schools’ test performances in English and math are a mixed bag
Despite a general drop in English performance ... “Unfortunately, the state [high school] assessment does not measure individual students’ growth over time because it is only administered ...
More US states are ditching exams as high school graduation requirements
Massachusetts voters decided to eliminate the state's standardized test as a high school graduation requirement, joining a ...
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Teachers unions cheer passage of Question 2, ending MCAS graduation requirement
WORCESTER — The Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System test will no longer be a graduation requirement for high school students ... struggled to grasp the English language, who had ...