The American Spectator

Why Proficiency Testing Matters in Education

Recent controversies over Common Core standards have intensified the debate over high-stakes K-12 academic testing that became a national issue with President Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act. Holding ...
Yahoo

Oregon students' literacy, math proficiency stagnant post-pandemic, testing data shows

Oregon students have some work to do if they’re going to get back to pre-pandemic academic proficiency levels, according to new state testing data. The Oregon Department of Education released its ...
Concord Monitor

A look at how area students are faring on proficiency testing

FILE - In this photo taken Jan. 17, 2016, a student looks at questions during a college test preparation class at Holton Arms School in Bethesda, Md. The SAT exam will move from paper and pencil to a ...
Post-Bulletin

Math and reading proficiency growth stalls, but officials point to three-year growth

While overall math and reading proficiency rates showed little change at Rochester Public Schools this year, district officials point to increases they've seen in all federal No Child Left Behind ...
Politifact

Are 60% of Virginia students testing below U.S. proficiency standards, as Youngkin says?

About 60% of Virginia fourth and eighth who took national standardized tests in 2019 did not reach proficiency standards set by the federal government. Gov. Glenn Youngkin, in using the percentage to ...
West Virginia MetroNews

Statewide student test scores still low but reading in early grades shows modest increase in proficiency

Assessment results from tests given to school kids last spring were released Wednesday during the state Board of Education meeting in Charleston. The annual assessment results measure proficiency in ...
KVIA

Reading and math proficiency are at historic lows. Here’s a closer look at who’s falling behind

A young student sitting at a desk distanced from her classmates in the gym. Concerns about the state of U.S. education have been discussed in communities across the country for decades, and the ...
Yahoo

Students' math proficiency is falling. Here are some solutions to the problem. | Opinion

America’s STEM crisis is real, and it is getting worse. Recently released scores from the Nation’s Report Card are the latest evidence about the scale of the STEM crisis. There were historic declines ...
The Register-Guard

Oregon students show small gains in state testing but is it enough?

Every fall, Oregon Department of Education releases data from the spring's standardized testing. Students in grades 3-8 and 11 are tested in English language arts and math. Science is only tested in ...
The Baltimore Sun

Ingenuity Project director: Reports on math proficiency at Baltimore’s top high schools just don’t add up | GUEST COMMENTARY

Recent reporting from Fox45 on math proficiency at Baltimore City’s top high schools is not only misleading to the public, but also a gut punch to the administrators and teachers who work tirelessly ...
Des Moines Register

The majority of public schools in Des Moines see gains in reading and math proficiency

Several grades and schools in the Des Moines Public Schools continue to see improvements in English language arts (ELA) and math on the yearly Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress. In total, ...