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April 12, 2021
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California granted some assessment flexibility

Coronavirus

The U.S. Department of Education on April 6 granted California’s waiver requests regarding accountability, school identification and related reporting requirements for the 2020–21 school year. The Education Department advised in a separate letter to the state that it does not need to submit a waiver […]

October 11, 2019October 11, 2019
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Five years of CAASPP results show slow improvements in student achievement

Closing the Achievement Gap

On Oct. 9, the California Department of Education released the results of the 2018–19 Smarter Balanced English language arts/literacy and mathematics assessments. Given that these scores represent the fifth year of implementation, it is a good opportunity to reflect on the trends in California and […]