Post-pandemic nose-dive: Why student test scores are raising alarms among parents and teachers

Five years ago, teachers shut their classroom doors and scrambled to set up video conferences for their students.Now, new national test scores show America's kids – especially the nation's lowest ...
Los Angeles Times

Student test score descriptions get a makeover: Advanced, Proficient, Developing, Minimal

The State Board of Education has selected four new labels to describe how well students are doing state tests. There was debate over the best way to describe students who are not proficient. The new ...
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Student test scores are sliding, reaching new lows

Scores for 12th-graders in math and reading continued their years-long slide, reaching new lows on national tests, new data released Tuesday shows. The declines were underway before the onset of the ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat

Student test scores surge in California, but still lag behind pre-pandemic levels

California’s K-12 students are emerging from the pandemic malaise, posting the most significant academic improvements in years, according to state test scores released Wednesday. The Smarter Balanced ...
NBC Connecticut

Student test scores and absenteeism improves in Connecticut

With kids headed back to classes, the state Department of Education released new data showing continued gains in test scores and attendance on Thursday. “We celebrate today in the improvements we’re ...
Connecticut Post

Stratford student test scores drop in English, math and science, data shows

STRATFORD — Stratford school officials said they plan to make adjustments to some teaching methods and introduce new classroom resources after test scores in English, math and science dropped last ...