The cut scores of the Kansas Assessment have been an issue since they were last set about a decade ago. Today the State Board of Education voted to approve new cut scores 7-3 (Hopkins, Zeck, Haas, New, Hershberger, Arnold, and Porter voting for the change, and Dombrosky, O’Brien and Potter...
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Update on State Assessments
What is Proficiency? The Kansas Assessment cut scores are being reset to align with changes to the state education standards. As public school parents and grassroots public education advocates committed to helping patrons stay informed about policies and practices that impact the quality of and access to public education for...
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No comments Kansas Education Commissioner sets record straight on Kansas test scores
“There would be some in the state of Kansas that say over and over that kids in Level 2 are failing. That discussion needs to cease today.” Kansas Education Commissioner Randy Watson at the October 2022 State Board of Education meeting. We are tired of people claiming Level 2 students...
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No comments State Assessments Rebound; Numerous Other Measures On the Rise
For the past several years we have objected to criticisms of test scores that didn’t acknowledge chronic underfunding and the impact of a global pandemic. We are putting the pandemic behind us, and the Gannon funding is finally phased in (though SPED underfunding is cutting into some of that progress),...
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