All 8th graders now take the same Smarter Balanced test, and the state has stopped giving end - of - year subject tests in math to students in 9th and 10th grades. (edsource.org)
The state added that this still allows the individual to teach across other sciences without a specific subject test for each. (nctq.org)
And this has been a growing issue for math teachers and it's no doubt tied to the testing and accountability environment where math is one of the main subjects tested. (npr.org)