Common Core Test Group Seeks Comment on Writing-Support Accommodation
PARCC, one of two groups developing common core tests, wants feedback on the proposed policies for use of scribes and word-prediction software. Read Full Post >
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Common Core Testers Unveil Proposed 'Read-Aloud' Accommodations
Two accommodations policies under consideration by an assessment consortium could narrow how many children who qualify for assistance on those tests in some states. Read Full Post >
December 13, 2012
Group Tackles Evaluation of Special Education Teachers
For several years now, teacher evaluation has dominated education-policy discussions—but for the most part, the country's 430,000 special education teachers have been left out of the discussion. Read Full Post >
June 07, 2012
Oregon Braille Testing Prompted in Part by Complaint
The state's goal was to ultimately include all students in the online adaptive testing system. The complaint nudged the education department to get to that goal more quickly. Read Full Post >
May 22, 2012
Designing Common Core Tests For All Proving a Challenge
Although more students with disabilities than ever are included in state testing programs, giving these students high quality assessments in the future, tests that measure how adept they are at mastering the Common Core State Standards seem to have an endless number of hurdles to overcome before students face them in the 2014-15 school year. Read Full Post >
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