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States and districts unveil major grading and testing reforms

Texas, Kentucky, Indiana, Maryland, and several districts nationwide are implementing significant changes to grading and testing systems, reflecting a broader shift toward transparent, growth-focused ...
Cleveland.com

Computers are now grading essays on Ohio's state tests

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Computers are grading your child's state tests. No, not just all those fill-in-the bubble multiple choice questions. The longer answers and essays too. After Ohio started using ...
NJ.com

Which kids will still take PARCC? What N.J.'s testing overhaul means for every grade

Standardized testing as New Jersey students have known it for the past four years is about to undergo a major overhaul. That varies depending on what grade students are in and which courses students ...
The New York Times

Texas Says Most of Its Students Aren’t Reading at Grade Level. But Are Its Tests Fair?

MESQUITE, Tex. — Reading is 9-year-old Kristen Hernandez’s thing. She pores over mystery books, stories about vampires and even a college-level anatomy textbook that her mother is studying to become ...
WRAL

What standardized tests will my child take in elementary school in NC?

RALEIGH, N.C.— Starting in third grade, your child will begin taking standardized tests in North Carolina. What do they take and when? It all depends on the grade and school district they are in. What ...