Tag 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
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
State Legislative Auditor releases findings, recommendations for standardized student testing
The Minnesota Office of the Legislative Auditor released its evaluation report Monday regarding standardized student testing. “We look forward to a deeper dive into the report in the education committees in the next few weeks,” said Denise Dittrich, MSBA’s Associate … 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
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
Session Snapshot: Omnibus education policy bills in the works
Session Snapshot Week 4: March 28-April 1 A GLANCE AT THE WEEK Today is the first bill deadline of the 2016 legislative session. All policy bills must have had a hearing in their body of origin by the end of … Continue reading
Listen: MSBA Conference Call — March 21, 2016
Did you miss the “Monday Morning Coffee with the Government Relations Team” conference call on March 21? Listen to the latest goings-on from the state Capitol from MSBA’s Denise Dittrich and Kimberley Dunn Lewis by clicking on the “Play arrow” … Continue reading
Session Snapshot: Testing, teacher shortage, property taxes and more
Session Snapshot Week 2 — March 14-18 A GLANCE AT THE WEEK Week 2 is here and gone — things at the Capitol are definitely fast and furious. Please see a synopsis of the week below by topic. Testing and … Continue reading