Edutopia

Benefits of Using Skills-Based Instruction in Advanced Placement Courses

With a years-long shift to skills-based instruction and grading, this district found an unexpected outcome—an increase in AP ...
KTVZ

Oregon statewide student assessment scores show progress, but ‘more work ahead’ to return to pre-pandemic levels

SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Education released results Thursday from the Oregon Statewide Assessment System’s spring 2024 summative tests, which they said "highlight there is more ...
Education Week

States Ponder Costs of Common Tests

“We’re going to treat PARCC and Smarter Balanced like any other vendor,” Mr. Holliday said. The Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers released pricing that’s just under the ...
StamfordAdvocate

Stamford high schools suspend midterms, finals — and may never return: ‘There are better ways to assess students’

STAMFORD — City high schools will not be holding midterm and final exams this school year, and the long-standing practice of end-of-semester assessments may never return in Stamford. The tests were ...