House Committee Begins Discussion On Re-scoring 2015 ISTEP
A bill in the House calls for a rescore of the 2015 ISTEP.
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January 19, 2016
January 12, 2016 ISTEP Bills Move Quickly Through Legislature
As promised, bills to protect schools and teachers from the expected drop in ISTEP scores are moving swiftly through legislative chambers. SB 200, which would allow schools to use the better of their 2014 or 2015 A-F grade passed almost unanimously through the Senate with only one vote against. HB 1003, which would eliminate low ISTEP+ […]
ISTEP Bills Move Quickly Through Legislature
As promised, bills to protect schools and teachers from the expected drop in ISTEP scores are moving swiftly through legislative chambers. SB 200, which would allow schools to use the better of their 2014 or 2015 A-F grade passed almost unanimously through the Senate with only one vote against. HB 1003, which would eliminate low ISTEP+ […]
January 11, 2016 Ritz Gives Insight On Plan To Get Rid Of ISTEP
Legislators on both sides of the the aisle are weighing the value of the ISTEP+ this session, and Monday state superintendent Glenda Ritz suggested a first step. The state currently has a contract with testing vendor Pearson to administer the ISTEP+ for two more years. They can’t break this, but Ritz is proposing she co-chair a […]
Ritz Gives Insight On Plan To Get Rid Of ISTEP
Legislators on both sides of the the aisle are weighing the value of the ISTEP+ this session, and Monday state superintendent Glenda Ritz suggested a first step. The state currently has a contract with testing vendor Pearson to administer the ISTEP+ for two more years. They can’t break this, but Ritz is proposing she co-chair a […]