May 13, 2026

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Tag: cut scores

Education bureaucracy defends lowering of proficiency standards, opposes SB 458

SB 458 would require the State Board of Education to reinstate high proficiency standards in place in 2024, and the…

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KSDE reverses course on performance level descriptors with another attempted coverup

After toying with the idea of changing performance level descriptors for the state assessment to be even more deceptive, the…

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New state assessment at odds with Legislature’s improvement targets

Deputy Education Commissioner Dr. Ben Proctor revealed that a new state assessment plan will be given to students during the…

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