Tag: proficiency
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…
Indiana, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee show NAEP reading & math gains; Kansas faulted for lowering standards
The 2024 test results from the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP), also known as “The Nation’s Report Card,” show…
“Devastating” drops in American 4th grade, 8th grade math scores on TIMSS international test
An international study of 650,000 4th and 8th graders from 64 countries shows plummeting math scores at both grade levels…
Districts approved pay hikes for school administrators in 2024 while outcomes remain tragically low
The 2024 school year was déjà vu all over again – nice pay increases for administrators and low proficiency levels.…