Sentences with phrase «statewide graduation test»

Today in Massachusetts, as in many states, students who fail to pass the statewide graduation test are prevented from receiving a diploma.

* What happens in states (about half of them) that already have statewide graduation tests (e.g., Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System and the Ohio Graduation Test) with minimum passing scores?

In about half the states, graduates have also made it through statewide graduation tests that are typically pegged to an 8th -, 9th -, or at most 10th - grade standard of actual performance.

Not exact matches

In Indiana, schools must administer the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress assessment and report their graduation rates to the states.

In Massachusetts, Romney defended statewide graduation requirement tests, which started during his first year as governor in 2003.

Statewide graduation requirement tests were started during his first year as governor in 2003.

I'm convinced that much of the modest success we've enjoyed has been tied to the adoption of a statewide graduation requirement based on our 10th - grade MCAS test (Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System), beginning with the class of 2003, not the result of a national standard or ethic.

Progress in Massachusetts is also no doubt attributable in part to the state's strong system of student accountability, including a universal graduation requirement pegged to the 10th grade statewide test - a provision missing from the NCLB mandate.

• Even places that have clung to statewide exit exams as a condition of high school graduation tend to get cold feet when reality hits — and then waive, defer, or offer workarounds such that not too many kids are actually denied diplomas just because they fail the test.

Navigio — The validity problem due to lack of appropriate implementation stems primarily from the «opportunity to learn» requirement for large scale high stakes tests that was advanced in the late 70's for the first statewide high school graduation tests, with that requirement established by the courts in 1978 and having held up for more than 35 years for the design and implementation of all large scale K - 12 tests.

The results have been promising: A study of statewide implementation of the 5Essentials across Illinois — a state that encompasses districts of diverse size and composition — found that strength on the five essential supports is positively related to higher test scores and larger gains over time in math and reading, positive changes in attendance rates, and improved graduation rates.

Citing data from the California Charter Schools Association, the authors argue that charter students generally score better on statewide tests and have higher graduation rates even though it has widely been demonstrated that not all charter schools out - perform all traditional schools.