Tag Archives: testing

U.S. Department of Education: States can bypass standardized testing for 2019-2020 school year

Posted on March 20, 2020 by mnmsba

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 →

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State assessment working group releases recommendations

Posted on December 11, 2017 by mnmsba

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 →

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State Legislative Auditor releases findings, recommendations for standardized student testing

Posted on March 6, 2017 by mnmsba

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 →

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Watch webcast of today’s Legislative Auditor report on student testing

Posted on March 6, 2017 by mnmsba

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 →

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ESSA Assessment Committee discusses transparency through opt-out forms for parents, testing calendar

Posted on September 29, 2016 by mnmsba

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 →

Posted in ESSA, Every Student Succeeds Act, Testing | Tagged assessments, ESSA, Every Student Succeeds Act, opt-out, testing, testing calendar, testing transparency | Leave a comment

Minnesota expands access to ACT to more than 17,000 additional students

Posted on August 24, 2016 by mnmsba

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 →

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U.S. Education Department announces next step in president’s Testing Action Plan

Posted on August 5, 2016 by mnmsba

Source: U.S. Department of Education The U.S. Department of Education today announced the next step in President Obama’s Testing Action Plan — a grant competition to help states get the resources they need to innovate and improve the quality of assessments, … Continue reading →

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Session Snapshot: Omnibus education policy bills in the works

Posted on April 1, 2016 by mnmsba

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 →

Posted in 2016 Legislative Session, Uncategorized | Tagged Beth Giese, charter schools, citizenship, data privacy, Jeremy Kovash, JoAnn Ward, Kate Maguire, MSBA, omnibus policy bills, policy bill, Rep. Bud Nornes, Rep. Carlos Mariani, Rep. Sondra Erickson, Ryan Stromberg, teacher licensure, Teacher Shortage Act, teacher shortages, testing | Leave a comment

Listen: MSBA Conference Call — March 21, 2016

Posted on March 21, 2016 by mnmsba

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 →

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Session Snapshot: Testing, teacher shortage, property taxes and more

Posted on March 18, 2016 by mnmsba

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 →

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