Student Performance
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Newswire
New Test Scores Show Oregon Schools Producing Mediocre Results
In the four years that Oregon's students have taken the nationally benchmarked Smarter Balanced tests covering reading, writing and math,…
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Georgia
Georgia Graduation Rate Ticks Up One Percentage Point
Georgia’s high school graduation rate ticked up once again in 2018 to 81.6 percent.
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Education Reports
FORDHAM INSTITUTE: Grade Inflation in High Schools (2005–2016)
Although the vast majority of American parents believe their child is performing at or above grade level, in reality two-thirds…
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Education Reform Opinion
HESS: How Much Do Rising Test Scores Tell Us About A School?
So, how much do test scores really tell us, anyway? It turns out: A lot less than we’d like.
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Must-Reads
Grade Inflation More Severe in Schools Attended by Affluent Students, According to New Study
A new study on grade inflation shows that it occurred in schools attended by more affluent students but not in…
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Newswire
WA Students Show Slight Improvement on State Tests, But Only 41% of 10th Graders Passed Math
Students in Washington showed slight improvement on English exams but still performed poorly in math.
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Must-Reads
West Virginia Releases State Test Scores: Only 29% of 11th Graders Proficient in Math
On Thursday, the department released statewide standardized test scores and its new “balanced scorecards,” which show the department’s scoring of…
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Must-Reads
Why Millions of Students Are Being Set Up to Fail
Scientific research has shown how children learn to read and how they should be taught. But many educators don't know…
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Newswire
WI Governor and Ed Chief Blame Each Other for Lack of Progress on Black Students’ Performance
Wisconsin's massive gap in academic performance between its black and white students is under the spotlight of the governor's race…
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Must-Reads
Researchers Say Students, Especially Boys, Benefit When Teachers Share Their Race or Gender
As students have returned to school, they have been greeted by teachers who, more likely than not, are white women.…
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Must-Reads
Why Critics Say Student Data Walls, Displays of Kids’ Scores, May Do More Harm Than Good
Perform a Google image search for “classroom data walls,” and you’ll see many examples of how teachers are displaying kids’…
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Idaho
Idaho Officials: Brace for Drop in Reading Scores
There is no way to compare scores between Idaho’s new reading test and its old test, state officials say.
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Newswire
Percentage of NC Students Passing State Reading, Math and Science Exams Falls to 58.8%
Fewer North Carolina public school students passed state exams this year, with the decline increasing over time for students in…
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Alaska
Alaska Test Results: More than Half of Students Fail to Meet Grade-Level Standards
Alaska Education Commissioner Michael Johnson said in an interview he was pleased that this year's statewide results showed "incremental growth."
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Illinois
Chicago District’s 5-Year Graduation Rate: 78%
The graduation rate is a modest increase from last year’s 77.5 percent, but it’s an increase of about 21 percentage…
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Minnesota
Analysis: Closure in Achievement Gaps on MN Tests Attributed to Overall Decline in Performance
Minnesota has made incremental progress the past four years closing some of the state’s most troubling achievement gaps, but stagnant…
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Nevada
Nevada Approves Alternative Exam for 3rd Graders Who Fail State Reading Test
The state Read by Grade 3 program is aimed at setting students up for success later in life by making…
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National Education News
Study: Kids Whose Mother Used Opioids During Pregnancy More Likely to Need Special Education
Learning disabilities and other special education needs are common in children born with opioid-related symptoms from their mother's drug use…
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Maryland
More Than Half of Maryland Students Did Not Pass Either Math or English Tests
Statewide student pass rates increased by about 1 percentage point in English and math in elementary and middle schools on…
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National Education News
Studies Suggests Students Who Get Suspended May Have Had Academic Trouble Regardless of Discipline
There’s been little reliable evidence that suspensions are the true cause of poor test scores or dismal graduation rates.
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Newswire
Pass Rates on Virginia State Tests Drop in Each Subject
Results released Wednesday by the Virginia Department of Education show that scores dipped by a few percentage points in each…
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Must-Reads
Over 50% of New Jersey Students Fail on Eight of the Nine State Math Tests
And while scores on both the state math and English tests continued to rise, the highest pass rate on any…
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Cities Where the Fewest People Graduate High School
While education levels have improved on the national level, many metropolitan areas fall far behind the United States average when…
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Newswire
Nashville District Blames Online Test for Sharp Decline in High School Math and Reading Scores
The district scored a 1 overall on how well it was able to grow student learning across the district but…
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District of Columbia
At Some DC High Schools, Fewer Than 5% Ready for College or Careers, According to Test Results
The scores portray an education system where modest improvements at the lower grades haven’t caught up to the upper grades.
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