Sentences with phrase «new statewide test»

The key players in the state's education department, including its commissioner, had all been replaced; the new administrators were issuing challenging curriculum standards, requiring new statewide tests, and demanding more accountability.

New statewide test scores released Monday largely confirm what a sneak peek suggested earlier this summer: Pass rates on the new, tougher assessments have dropped, though by less than many feared.

But successfully putting the new slate of academic standards into practice in Indiana schools will also require revising textbooks, offering professional development for teachers, and writing new statewide tests.

Californians have begun the push to construct a new statewide testing system to replace the controversial program that was disbanded last September.

When California's new statewide tests are in place by the spring of 2015, an 11th grade student might be asked the following: «Pretend you are preparing a report for a congresswoman on the pros and cons of using nuclear power to generate electricity.

New Statewide Test to Be Proposed Tuesday California's top educator will unveil his proposal for a new statewide test at a press conference on Tuesday.

Saying they are responding to pressure from parents and teachers upset with the troubled roll - out of a new statewide test that students are taking this spring, Assembly Republicans will pass a bill (Senate Bill 67) next month ensuring the results aren't used on school report cards or to evaluate teachers.

To make the work even more challenging, the state last year changed its learning standards and rolled out a new statewide test.

This test will give us a baseline of what to work on with your children in preparation for the new statewide test next year.

• The rating would be based on a new statewide test expected to replace the Wisconsin Knowledge and Concepts Examination, starting for some schools as a pilot in 2013 - 14 and for all schools in 2014 - 2015.