Obama encouraging limits on standardized student tests
Addressing one of education’s most divisive issues, President Barack Obama on Saturday called for capping standardized testing at 2 percent of classroom time and said the government shares responsibility for turning tests into the be-all and end-all of American schools.
LCSD approves testing on potential vo-tech site
The Lowndes County School District board of trustees has voted to move forward with certain state Department of Environmental Quality tests on one of the sites being considered for the $11 million centralized career-technical center.
Senate OKs revised No Child education law, compromise needed
More than a decade after No Child Left Behind established a stronger federal role in public education, the Senate on Thursday approved a rewrite of the much-criticized education law that would return much of that power to the states.
Senate to vote on revision to No Child education law
The nation’s main education law, long overdue for an overhaul, is headed for a major revision in the Senate.
No Child revision barely passes House, goes next to Senate
The focus is on the Senate as it considers a rewrite of the Bush-era No Child Left Behind education law, a day after the House narrowly passed a Republican-led measure that dramatically lessens the federal role in education policy.
Mixed results in kindergarten literacy improvements
The results of Mississippi’s first statewide assessment of kindergarten literacy show the majority of the state’s youngest students made significant gains this academic year.
Golden Triangle students perform well on WorkKeys test
Golden Triangle high school students who took the WorkKeys test this spring out-performed the regional average.
With new standardized tests, educators worry about scores
Call this the year of the test. Or, at least the year of standardized test mania.
SSD, EMCC exploring lease of West Oktibbeha High School
The Starkville School District is exploring a deal with East Mississippi Community College that would allow the junior college to offer general education testing and college-level classes at West Oktibbeha County High School.
Bill would increase sanctions for cheating on state tests
A bill that would tighten sanctions for schools that cheat on state tests passed what appeared to be its final hurdles Wednesday in the Mississippi House and Senate, but House members must return Thursday — after the Senate has already adjourned for the year — and decide whether to reconsider their vote.
Senate balks at bill to force new state testing competition
Senators want more work on a bill that would force the state Department of Education to relaunch a contract competition to pick state standardized tests with rules that would aid the ACT organization.
Testing: ACT won’t bid on contract
When it comes to companies to provide future standardized tests in Mississippi, the ACT organization says it’s out. But it’s not yet clear who’s in.
High school students will stop being required to pass exams
Current seniors in Mississippi public schools could become the first in nearly 30 years to graduate without passing an exit exam.
House to debate partisan bill to fix No Child Left Behind
No Child Left Behind is a widely criticized law, but a GOP bill intended to fix it isn’t winning popularity contests among House Democrats.
House votes to remove graduation requirement to pass tests
The movement to allow Mississippi public high school students to graduate without passing four subject area tests continues to gain steam in the Legislature.
Republicans, Democrats jockey on changing education law
Outnumbered by Republicans, Democratic lawmakers are jockeying to get their views heard as Congress moves ahead on revising the much-maligned No Child Left Behind education law.
Senate committee to focus on issue of federally mandated testing
he Republican-controlled Senate education panel is beginning its revision of the landmark No Child Left Behind education law.
GED testing, prep to be discounted in Feb.
The GED Testing Service has announced a special offer to help adults prepare for and take the GED test next month.
Mississippi Board of Education quitting multi-state test group
Mississippi is withdrawing from a multi-state testing consortium as the state Board of Education prepares to seek new bids for state tests and tries to navigate political pressure surrounding its selection of tests and continued use of the Common Core State Standards.
Our View: Test will give students early exposure to the workplace
During his speech at Tuesday’s Columbus Rotary Club meeting, Golden Triangle Development LINK CEO Joe Max Higgins said he hopes to have every high-school junior in the Golden Triangle take the WorkKeys test.