KTVZ

Oregon statewide student assessment scores show progress, but ‘more work ahead’ to return to pre-pandemic levels

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Education released results Thursday from the Oregon Statewide Assessment System’s spring 2024 summative tests, which they said "highlight there is more ...
Education Week

Push to Limit Federal Test Mandates Gains Steam

For more than a decade, teachers, administrators, students, and even parents have criticized the No Child Left Behind Act—and, now, the Obama administration’s waivers under that law—for giving too ...
OPB

State test scores show some progress, lingering needs in Oregon schools

Oregon students are participating more and, in some cases, testing at higher levels in English, math and science. But a majority of students fall short of proficiency. For the first time since the ...
NBC Montana

Experimental student testing model slated for statewide rollout

MISSOULA, Mont. — This spring marked a departure from the usual end-of-year testing regime at Missoula’s Hellgate Elementary School District. Gone were the back-to-back weeks of summative assessments ...
EdSource

Local assessments an option if Smarter Balanced tests ‘not viable,’ U.S. education officials affirm

EdSource · From a juvenile facility to a college dorm room California schools will be expected to administer Smarter Balanced and other statewide tests this spring, but districts can select ...