by John Austin | Dec 2, 2017 | Articles
A new assessment helps teachers identify struggling students and measure their improvement. A new, no risk test in Houston will help teachers identify those children who need more intensive assistance in math and reading. The testing takes less than 30 minutes to... by Pat Wyman | Nov 16, 2014 | Articles
A massive protest brought testing under fire, as a boycott of over 1500 teens protestingexcessive testing refused to take science and social studies statewide tests. The protest was to call attention to how much time is spent on standardized testing. In Boulder... by Matthew Albright | Oct 5, 2014 | Articles
Should parents be able to pull kids out of testing? http://www.delawareonline.com/story/news/education/2014/10/01/parents-able-pull-kids-testing/16562073/ With some parents refusing to allow standardized testing of their children, the Parent Teacher Association is... by Stephanie Butts | Sep 24, 2014 | Articles
Schools are finding that their state accountability ratings improve when teacher coaches help with state assessments, providing mentorship and instructional and classroom-management techniques to teachers. Principal Debbie Sims began using teacher coaches this year in... by Al Baker | Apr 15, 2014 | Articles
There will be no retreat from Common Core standards for New York, according to state education commissioner John B. King, Jr. King has weathered continuing criticism over the new standardized tests and learning standards. He stated that “we’re not retreating” and...
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