ACT Adds New Test to Its Lineup: the PreACT
The new test is designed to give 10th graders a preview of the ACT college-entrance exam.
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March 22, 2016
March 17, 2016
Indiana District Refuses State Request to Pilot New Tests
With its refusal to participate in pilot testing, the Fort Wayne community school district raises a question: Do districts have the right to opt out of that test-development work?
March 17, 2016
Georgia Advances Bill to Revise Testing Requirements
If signed, the bill would introduce new readiness tests in 1st grade, and permit districts to use a series of interim tests to produce a summative score.
March 17, 2016
U.S. Ed.: No Penalties for Nevada After Smarter Balanced Testing Woes Last Year
Because of online testing problems, Nevada fell short of the federal requirement to test 95 percent of students, but the U.S. Department of Education has given the state a pass.
March 11, 2016
Arizona Might Offer Districts a 'Menu' of Standardized Tests
The state is on the verge of approving the measure, but it runs the risk of violating the Every Student Succeeds Act, which requires one test for all students statewide.
March 08, 2016
NAEP's Trial Urban District Assessment Adds Six School Districts
The districts in Clark County, Nev.; Denver, Fort Worth, Texas; Guilford County, N.C.; Milwaukee, and Shelby County, Tenn., will be part of the special NAEP report focusing on select urban districts.
March 02, 2016
3rd Grade Reading Scores in D.C. Show No Improvement
An analysis of standardized test scores in the District of Columbia found that overall 3rd grade reading proficiency rates stayed stagnant between 2007 and 2014—but declined for economically disadvantaged and black students.
February 22, 2016
Which Test Has the Toughest College-Ready Standards?
When it comes to testing difficulty, the college-ready benchmarks set for the PARCC tests may be generally tougher than those for the Smarter Balanced assessments, ACT Aspire, and most other state assessments, according to a new analysis.
February 11, 2016
What We Know About Struggling Math Students, According to PISA Results
The latest data-heavy report from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development is turning up some interesting and sometimes counterintuitive details on just who is likely to struggle the most on international benchmarking tests in mathematics.
February 11, 2016
PARCC, Smarter Balanced Assessments Better at Gauging Depth, Complexity, Study Says
Evaluating how well tests measure higher-order thinking skills and focus on the most important content and skills for college readiness, PARCC and SBAC come out on top of ACT Aspire and the MCAS.
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