The state board will consider if districts can use locally selected tests where Smarter Balanced assessments are not feasible.
California education officials voted to shorten annual tests in math and reading after federal officials said waivers would not be available in 2021.
UC is being asked not to create its own test to replace the SAT. Students may instead be able to submit scores from 11th grade state exams.
Federal education officials said they will not waive testing requirements for the 2020-21 school year.
The State Board of Education will vote this week on whether to shorten the state’s annual standardized tests in math and English language arts.
ACT and SAT are better measures of college readiness than state tests, proponents say.
School districts can't cancel testing without approval, but they can delay it to later in the school year.
California’s largest school district published academic growth data, which measure how students improve from year to year.
UC should not wait for a study on standardized testing, group says.
Frustration with the pace of redesign surfaces at Stege Elementary, selected for an overhaul as one of California's lowest-performing schools.
In veto message, Newsom says giving districts the test option would widen inequities in college admission that the bill was intended to narrow.
Analytical tools that are available but not used can help schools better understand how to improve student performance.
Readers can access results for California’s Smarter Balanced tests taken by students in the spring in nearly 10,000 school statewide.
Average scores have been rising in English language arts, but dropping in math as students progress through middle and high school — a cause for worry.
At least 92 percent of students have access to the minimum internet speed needed, but some districts have to stagger test-takers to avoid glitches.
