Former ACT Leader to Oversee Assessment at College Board
Cynthia Schmeiser will join the College Board to oversee programs including the SAT.
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April 04, 2013
March 22, 2013
Testing Group Approves Performance-Level Descriptions
The Smarter Balanced consortium decides to affiliate with a research group for future work and defines student performance at each testing level.
February 26, 2013
Remediation Required of Students Who Don't Need It, Studies Say
New studies showing flawed use of placement tests could open the door to the common assessments.
November 27, 2012
Testing Consortium Crafts College-Readiness Definition
Twenty-five states unveil draft descriptions that will shape the tests that will be required of millions of students.
November 07, 2012
Final College-Readiness Definition Guides Test Consortium
PARCC defines the level of its test that connotes college readiness, and describes what performance at that level should look like.
October 29, 2012
Report: Counselors' Promise Being Squandered
An annual study by the College Board finds counselors are poorly trained for key job duties, and are often directed to spend too much time on activities that matter least for students' academic success.
October 26, 2012
College Board President: Tear Down 'Wall' of Underachievement
As he takes the helm of the College Board, David Coleman zeroes in on helping disadvantaged students live up to their potential.
October 24, 2012
College Board Puts Spotlight on Needs of ELLs, New Kinds of Tests
Miami The annual meeting of the College Board got off to an unusual start: with a high-profile session on English-learners' "right to rigor," moderated by none other than the organization's brand-new president, David Coleman. The session, a panel discussion by three nationally known ELL experts,...
October 04, 2012
Common Standards Get Spotlight in Presidential Debate
The two presidential candidates devote a slice of their first debate to education.
September 28, 2012
Should the Common Standards 'Change Everything'?
A common-standards advocate argues that many aspects of American education will have to change if schooling is to fully reflect the new expectations.
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