Assessment and testing
Sin cambios significativos en las evaluaciones de lectura, matemáticas y ciencias, el distrito no alcanzó los objetivos fijados en su plan de mejora.
Student achievement in Union City and Hillside, among other districts, has defied national trends reaching pre-pandemic levels in reading and math.
‘The pandemic has not only driven test scores down, but that decline masks a pernicious inequality that has grown,’ one author of the new report said.
A University of Colorado Boulder researcher said the study results show Zearn Math helped students, but other factors also likely contributed to math gains.
With no significant change in reading, math, and science assessments, the district failed to meet goals outlined in its improvement plan.
Students with disabilities don’t earn diplomas when they’re on the alternate assessment track. Some parents aren’t aware of that consequence when they choose that track.
Illinois students took the test known as the “nation’s report card” in spring 2024.
Colorado has made some progress toward recovery in math, but not as much in reading.
The state bet big on tutoring and summer learning programs after the pandemic.
NAEP results released Wednesday showed little change in average math and reading scores for New Jersey, but gaps between the state’s lowest- and highest-performing students widened.
Scores for eighth grade reading and math as well as fourth grade reading are basically the same as NAEP results from 2022.
Indiana students’ NAEP scores are still lower on average than before the pandemic, but remain higher than national averages.
The Detroit district and Michigan NAEP scores show students haven’t fully rebounded from the pandemic, a trend that was consistent across the nation.
Fourth and eighth graders did not make significant improvements to reading and math scores on the “nation’s report card” since historic lows in 2022.
The latest results from the National Assessment of Educational Progress reveal the city’s fourth graders are not recovering from pandemic disruptions at the same rate.
The 2024 NAEP results will add fuel to ongoing debates about pandemic-era school closures, COVID relief, screen time, the science of reading, and more.
Last school year, just four of the nearly 16,000 students enrolled in specialized high schools were classified as English learners.
Many students are already studying for the fall 2025 SHSAT, but digital practice tests won’t be available on the Education Department’s website until the end of March, officials said.
Benchmark assessments from last school year suggest student achievement gaps are still wider than would be expected before COVID.
Memphis district had more schools earning A’s and B’s.