Common Assessments: Let the Bidding Begin
One of the common assessment consortia issues a request for proposals that details the requirements necessary to write its test items. Read Full Post >
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August 04, 2011
July 28, 2011
Report: States Should Be Required to Test 'Deeper Learning'
The Alliance for Excellent Education also says the federal government should provide ongoing financial support for such assessments. Read Full Post >
July 25, 2011
N.C. Professor Offers Suggestions for Reducing Cheating
Gregory Cizek, who assisted Atlanta investigators in their probe into test cheating, gives some lessons states and districts can learn from the episode. Read Full Post >
July 20, 2011
Proficiency in Social Studies Eludes Most U.S. Students
Recent NAEP results in civics, geography, and U.S. history show that most students lack proficiency in those subjects. Read Full Post >
July 18, 2011
When Value-Added Evaluations Meet Cheating Allegations
Were student test scores from DC schools where the cheating investigations are ongoing used to evaluate teachers? Read Full Post >
July 18, 2011
Investigators Turn Attention to Another Georgia District
Dougherty County may be the next Georgia school system to face cheating allegations. Read Full Post >
July 18, 2011
Transitioning to Large-Scale Online Assessment
An association of state education-technology directors offers guidance about transitioning to large-scale online assessment. Read Full Post >
July 08, 2011
Writing on the Chopping Block
In a cost-cutting move, Illinois has eliminated writing from the state's standardized exams for high school juniors. Well, it's just one grade, you say. Not so fast: The state scrapped the writing portion of the standardized exams for elementary and middle schoolers last year. Some educators conte... Read Full Post >
July 05, 2011
Testing Coming to a Pre-K Near You?
The new Race to the Top challenge presses states to come up with ways to gauge the quality of their early-childhood programs, and develop standards and assessments to check the youngest students' progress. Read Full Post >
June 30, 2011
UPDATED: Common-Assessment Group Cuts Back on Testing
A state consortium designing tests for the common standards cuts back on the number of tests in its design. Read Full Post >
