Not exact matches
Because only about 15 percent to 30 percent of teachers instruct in
grades and subjects in which standardized - test - score data are available, some states
and districts have devised or added
additional tests.
We also drew on an
additional year of data, from the 2012 13 school year, in assessing IMPACT's effects on student achievement in tested
grades and subjects.
This summer candidates who sit new more challenging English
and maths GCSEs will receive a mixture of number
and letter
grades,
and by the summer of 2018 a mix of numbers
and letters will be awarded in an
additional 20
subjects.
The change, announced yesterday by State Education chief Tom Torlakson, came in response to concerns that the US Department of Education would withhold as much as $ 45 million dollars in funding, as well as
additional Title I funds if the state did not comply with long standing federal rules that students in
grades three
and eleven be tested annually in both
subjects.
Iowa has
additional prerequisite coursework, depending on
subject and grade level.