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of statewide test scores for public school corporations across the state in 2012, click here.
The early release
of statewide test scores and participation rates show improved results and a stable rate of opt - out (press release).
Since she took office in 2008, Juneau has not only established new learning standards in English and math that have
improved statewide test scores, but she has also fought a growing high school dropout trend through her Graduation Matters Montana initiative.
The authors suggest that other states learn from «the danger of relying
on statewide test scores as the sole measure of student achievement when these scores are used to make high - stakes decisions about teachers and schools as well as students.»
Huston says that also means the General Assembly can not stop working after broadening school choices, placing more emphasis on accountability
for statewide test scores and implementing a statewide teacher evaluation mandate.
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.
Since she took office in 2008, Juneau has not only established new learning standards in English and math that have
improved statewide test scores, but she has also fought a growing high school dropout trend through her initiative, Graduation Matters Montana.
July 29, 2016 (New York)-- Educators 4 Excellence - New York (E4E - NY), a teacher - led organization that seeks to elevate the voices of teachers in policy discussions, praised the State Education Department's early release
of statewide testing scores and participation rates as a continued move toward greater transparency for New York's education system.