The Common Core State Standards mandates that in order to be prepared for college or the workforce, students must be able to "use technology and digital media strategically and capably." In order to comply with this new national curriculum, many schools across the country are searching for ways to integrate technology into their classrooms. […]
Utah school sees best ITBS results in its history
Officials from Challenger School, a private institution in Utah, recently announced that this year, its students received the highest scores on their Iowa Test of Basic Skills (ITBS) in the school’s history. Their 2011 test results indicated that the school’s kindergarten students scored in the 96th percentile, meaning that they had better results than 96 percent […]
Utah teachers meet to discuss Common Core State Standards
As the Utah State Board of Education expects the Common Core State Standards to be fully-implemented by 2013, teachers in the Cache Valley recently met to study the curriculum and discuss how they can incorporate the changes into the classrooms, The Herald Journal reports. The Common Core State Standards is a national initiative that strives […]
Arkansas teachers prepare for integration of Common Core State Standards
In July 2010, the Arkansas Board of Education announced that its schools plan to adopt the Common Core State Standards, the Crawford County Press Argus-Courier reports. Now, in order to prepare for this change, teachers in Crawford County are working hard this summer. These teachers are meeting with individuals who have already studied the Common […]
Common Core State Standards sparks national debate
According to the Common Core State Standards’ website, more than 40 states have already adopted the system that aims to ensure that students across the country are exposed to the same curriculum. This has prompted discussion from educators about whether or not this is actually a good thing for the nation’s youth. While some […]
New York schools make history with use of new standardized test scoring system
Standardized tests like the SAT-10 are typically calculated electronically, but the corrections are not done at the testing site. Several school districts in the state of New York recently made history for using the first ever electronic scoring system that was on-site. The Educational Assessment Scoring Environment (EASE) was created by the Education Division […]
Standardized test scores factor into teacher pay
As part of education reform, many schools are choosing to evaluate their teachers’ pay based on how well students perform on standardized tests. The media is beginning to uncover how some schools matched up to others in terms of student testing, causing some educators to criticize being portrayed as either good or bad from […]
Some private schools are opting to give their students the Stanford Achievement Test
It’s become a requirement for public schools to assess how well their students perform when compared to the rest of the country. Through the No Child Left Behind Act, schools must choose a form of standardized testing to determine exactly where their students measure up. However, although some private schools in Pennsylvania are opting […]
New York standardized tests see flaws
Some schools across the country are using standardized test scores in order to get recognition from the government. However, a number of analysts suggests that standardized tests had become too predictable for some, which is why New York state decided to make math and English tests more difficult. Now that proficiency has dropped, The […]
NYC teachers looking to hide standardized test results
Since the passing of the No Child Left Behind Act, there has been great stress on educators to ensure that their students are prepared for standardized tests. Public school children must take standardized tests under the Act, as a way for analysts to measure how well a school is performing. However, some teachers are not […]