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Schools testing commission focuses on changing testing structure
Students in Maryland are one step closer to potentially shorter standardized tests and more projects.
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Majority of high school students didn’t pass new standardized tests
A majority of Maryland high school students who took the state’s first Common Core standardized assessment exams last spring did not meet standards for 10th grade English and about 70% didn’t meet the bar for Algebra I, state education leaders learned Tuesday. Few minority students met the new standards.
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Testing chipping away at teaching, educators say
Standardized testing is chipping away at “so many layers” of a public school classroom these days, a panel of educators said during a town hall meeting — taking away from teacher autonomy to curriculum and even technology hubs placed in schools to help students learn and connect to a high-tech world.
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Md. savings on new standardized school tests are questioned
This fall, as Maryland schools enter a third year using the Common Core curriculum, state education leaders are touting a trend toward big savings on annual testing. But out in the field, some in local districts say they are not so sure about the thrift.
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