In a significant departure, the California Department of Education is withholding the release of the results of the Smarter Balanced tests that students took last spring until an undetermined date ...

BEND, Ore. (AP) - Oregon's new standardized test is a harder test for students and it's also more difficult for evaluators to score. The Smarter Balanced test includes more open-ended questions that ...

At Kraxberger Middle School in Gladstone, P.E. teacher Rob Hill and vice principal Lori Buchanan read through a practice version of the Smarter Balanced test, looking for skills students will need and ...

News about California’s test scores published in January seemed to fit a pattern familiar around the nation. Student achievement during the pandemic declined in literacy and was slightly worse in math ...

Letters to the Editor can be submitted to [email protected] with full name and place of residence. Portland-area schools benefit from above-average family income and parent education levels. But, ...

MANCHESTER — The number of students whose parents have refused to let them take the Smarter Balanced assessment test has swelled to more than 500 since the district began administering the exam ...

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Oct. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium today announced the District of Columbia as its newest member, joining 11 states and one territory. "On ...

SOONER THIS DATA IS RELEASED, THE BETTER. WE’VE BEEN WORKING REALLY HARD TO GET IT OUT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. LEADERS WITH THE CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROMISING TO PUSH OUT KEY SCHOOL TESTING ...

In a change of an earlier position, the California Department of Education will release Smarter Balanced test scores next month and not wait to incorporate them into other data as planned, a ...

MANCHESTER — The parents and guardians of nearly 200 city students have refused to let them take the Smarter Balanced assessment test, only one week after the district sent out letters indicating they ...