House Subcommittee Advances Potential First Step to Reducing Locally Mandated Tests
The bill requires schools to submit a schedule of local assessments.
MNPS Winter Benchmark Assessments Reveal Both Growth and Decline
More than 35,000 students in grades 2 through 9 attempted and completed the assessments, and Stinson noted that MNPS had a 96.9 percent participation rate, despite challenges from Winter Storm Fern.
Testing Window Extended for Districts that Need Additional Time Following Winter Storm Fern
Multiple districts, including Metro Nashville Public Schools, remained closed for more than a week following the storm due to transportation and power disruptions.
Poll Finds Voters Oppose Removing Algebra II as a Graduation Requirement and Reductions in Required Exams
Of those surveyed, nearly 67 percent oppose removing Algebra II as a graduation requirement.
Department of Education ‘Actively Reviewing Options’ to Delay State Testing
The move is a response to school districts closing due to Winter Storm Fern.
Tennessee Lawmakers Discuss Tweaks to a Testing System Experts Say is Already Driving Student Improvement
The Advisory Committee on Innovations in K-12 Education will make recommendations for the General Assembly to consider next year on testing and other education issues.
Tennessee Comprehensive Assessment Program (TCAP) testing begins for Tennessee students
The TCAP is a statewide standardized testing program that includes assessments in English language arts (ELA), math, science, and social studies.
House committee breaks with the Senate on bill to reduce Tennessee’s testing system
Representative Mark Cochran, R-Englewood, announced Wednesday morning that he plans to amend his legislation without including the key compromise announced in the Senate that would study the state’s accountability system instead of weakening it.
House subcommittee advances legislation that would reduce high school testing
Representative Cochran’s legislation removes every end of course assessment high school students take but science and instead requires students to take a postsecondary readiness assessment like the ACT in math and English language arts each year in grades 9-11.
Lawmakers to consider reducing student testing and teacher evaluation requirements
Representative Cochran’s amendment would reduce elementary and middle school testing by continuing to require annual state ELA and math assessments but only requiring students to take science tests once in grades 3-5 and once in grades 6-8. Additionally, middle school students would only have to take state social studies assessments once, instead of each year.
End-of-course exams will now have less impact on high school students’ final grades
End-of-course exams for public high school students in Tennessee will now have less of an impact on students’ final grades, according to state education leaders.