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Category Archives: Testing
U.S. Department of Education: States can bypass standardized testing for 2019-2020 school year
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today students impacted by school closures due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic can bypass standardized testing for the 2019-2020 school year. “Minnesota school board members welcome this relief from the annual testing mandate … Continue reading
Posted in Coronavirus, COVID-19, Testing
Tagged Betsy DeVos, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Denise Dittrich, testing
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State assessment working group releases recommendations
Source: Minnesota Department of Education A variety of groups and organizations advise the Minnesota Assessment System — including the Future Assessment Design Working Group. The Future Assessment Design Working Group met from January 2017 through October 2017 to discuss the … Continue reading
Watch webcast of today’s Legislative Auditor report on student testing
The Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor is releasing its Program Evaluation Report on “Standardized Student Testing” during a hearing scheduled for 9:30 a.m. today (Monday, March 6.) The Minnesota House of Representatives Public Information Services is providing a webcast … Continue reading
Posted in 2017 Legislature, Testing
Tagged Legislative Auditor, OLA, standardized student testing, student testing, testing
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ESSA Assessment Committee discusses transparency through opt-out forms for parents, testing calendar
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) Assessment Committee met Tuesday, September 27, at the Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) office in Roseville to review two pieces: draft(s) of parent opt-out forms and testing calendars. Under ESSA and 2016 state legislation, … Continue reading
Minnesota expands access to ACT to more than 17,000 additional students
Source: Minnesota Department of Education According to data released today, approximately 100 percent of Minnesota’s high school graduating class of 2016 took the ACT college entrance exam as an 11th or 12th grader. In total, 64,145 students—an increase of 17,283 … Continue reading
Posted in equity, Minnesota Department of Education, Testing
Tagged ACT, Brenda Cassellius, equity, MDE, Minnesota Department of Education, testing
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Session Daily: “College ready” changes get good grade from House Higher Education Committee
Source: Session Daily The House Higher Education Policy and Finance Committee approved a bill on Tuesday that would require the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities (MnSCU) system to determine guidelines for “college-ready” scores on the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments. HF 2586, … Continue reading
Posted in 2016 Legislative Session, Testing, Uncategorized
Tagged Ben Lien, college ready, Greg Clausen, MCA, MCAs, MinnCAN, MnSCU, Peggy Bennett, Rep. Connie Bernardy
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Sen. Franken praises effort to reduce unnecessary, redundant school testing
Source: Sen. Al Franken’s office U.S. Sen. Al Franken (Minnesota) today praised new efforts by the Obama Administration to reduce the number of unnecessary or redundant school tests in Minnesota and across the country. Sen. Franken, a member of the … Continue reading
National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores show first drop in math scores in 15 years
Compiled by the NSBA’s National Connection Daily The New York Times (10/28, Rich, Subscription Publication) reports that ED has released the latest round of National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) results, which show that math proficiency has declined “for the first time … Continue reading
