Education Week

Common-Standards Watch: Our New Map Tracks States’ Movements

Today’s post marks a turning point in our coverage of the common standards: the revision of our widely followed map of state adoptions. Indiana made us do it. As you probably already know, because my ...
Southeast Missourian

Low standards raise MAP-test questions

While state education officials are pleased the latest statewide test scores exceed federal requirements, the results from the achievement tests for Missouri students shouldn't make anyone jump for ...
Education Week

States Still Working to Align Tests to Standards, New Map Shows

You already kinda-sorta knew it, right? It’s taking states a really long time to put college- and career-ready standards into practice in their schools. And it’s taking a while for them to make their ...
Southeast Missourian

State to review test standards; MAP levels called 'unrealistically high'

From staff and wire reports JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Proposed changes in the way the state grades standardized tests could result in better scores for Missouri students. The state Board of Education ...
The Journal

NWEA Aligns MAP for Science With Next Generation Standards

The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) has aligned its Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) for Science assessment with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). MAP for Science is designed to ...