One day, one test: Keeping score isn’t as easy as 1, 2, 3
Even as Tennessee moves forward with a law that could hold back tens of thousands of third graders, there is widespread misunderstanding about what it even means to read at “grade level.”
Topic: TNReady
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August 2022
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One day, one test: Here’s why some children struggle to read
Critics worry Tennessee’s new retention policy fails to address most of the reasons children struggle to read, leaving tens of thousands of third graders at risk of being held back this year.
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One day, one test: Learning from the Mississippi Miracle
Tennessee joins 36 states with laws that can result in underperforming elementary students being held back, but the results in other states have been mixed.
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One day, one test: New third-grade retention law goes into effect
A new state law is raising the pressure on local public and charter schools. Third graders who “flunk” next spring’s TNReady reading test — and generally two-thirds of them in Tennessee do — are eligible to be retained in third grade next year.
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August 2021
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Key takeaways from SCS’ standardized testing results
SCS’ standardized testing data revealed the district’s weaknesses and gaps, widened by COVID-induced learning disruptions.
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January 2021
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TNReady requirements concern suburban superintendents
The governor and education commissioner have touted districts won’t be penalized based on test results. However, that’s only if 80% of students take the exam. Superintendents are concerned as so much uncertainty surrounds the requirements.
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March 2020
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Coronavirus daily blog, March 18: Health Department confirms fourth Shelby case
- Tennessee's 98 cases mostly in patients between 18-49 years old
- Small business emergency declared
- Nike donating $500,000 to Memphis response
- Community Foundation launches response fund
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October 2019
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Poll shows support for TNReady after problem-free testing year
About 69% of those polled support continuing to use TNReady in Tennessee schools, a jump of 10 percentage points over this time last year.
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August 2019
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Tennessee will wait another year to grade its schools A-F
It’s a reprieve for low-performing schools that are academically in the state’s bottom 5%, known as priority schools. Most are in Memphis and Nashville and were expected to receive some of the lowest letter grades.
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Six things to know about TNReady scores coming out this week
TNReady tests are designed to assess every student’s true understanding of the material they’ve studied, not just memorized. The goal is to know how to help students advance their knowledge and skills, teachers raise their level of instruction, and districts improve their schools.
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In case you missed it: Memphis’ third-grade reading crisis
A three-part series from The Institute for Public Service Reporting at the University of Memphis explores the challenges and possible solutions to improving third-grade reading proficiency locally.
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Memphis reading results prove that kids need ESAs now
Next fall, thousands of Memphis children will qualify to participate in the new Education Savings Accounts (ESA) Program. They can receive about $7,300 in the account, which can be used for tuition at private schools, tutoring, textbooks, school uniforms and computers.
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TNReady 2019: Five suburban districts have Reward schools
TNReady scores showed Arlington, Bartlett, Collierville Germantown and Lakeland are among the top-performing districts in the state. Lakeland was designated as an Exemplary district by the Tennessee Department of Education.
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Most test scores increase in Shelby County Schools, but reading results are down for youngest students
The district’s students did not make as much progress as other students across the state, earning Shelby County Schools the lowest score on the state’s 5-point growth scale.
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More than half of Tennessee schools improved in most subjects on TNReady tests
More than 40% of elementary and middle school students met the state’s proficiency standards in math, compared to 36.5% in 2018.
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Pressure is on SCS to fulfill pledge, close third-grade literacy gap
Special Report: Memphis' Reading Test
PART 1: Meeting goals for third-grade reading proficiency in Tennessee is a daunting task unless dramatic improvements occur in Shelby County, where the hurdles are high and the challenges complex. And in Memphis, a city where nearly four in five children in public schools aren't reading on grade level, the undertaking is monumental.
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Third-grade reading scores in Memphis dip as district builds case for retaining students
About 24% of third-graders in Shelby County Schools scored proficient in reading on the state’s standardized assessment TNReady, down from about 27% last year. Statewide, 36% of elementary students tested proficient.
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April 2019
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So far so good? Nearly halfway through, Tennessee state testing remains glitch-free
Tennessee’s school districts are nearly halfway through online testing, and for the first time in three years, no major issues have been reported.
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Tennessee governor calls for one-year pause on computer-based testing
Tennessee already has walked back its transition to online testing two times since 2016 when a wholesale switch failed miserably, prompting then-Education Commissioner Candice McQueen to cancel most of that year’s tests and fire Measurement Inc.
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March 2019
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Schwinn faces critical decisions on TNReady online achievement testing
Tennessee education leaders can now track glitches with the revamped TNReady testing system in real time. But the state education commissioner says she still must decide whether to throw the switch or wait another year to resume online achievement tests.
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Tennessee seeks bids for testing company to oversee troubled TNReady program
The state set an April 11 deadline for vendors' bids to administer the TNReady program. The final contract is to be signed by June 13.
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January 2019
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Just months before its next testing company is supposed to start, Tennessee has yet to receive its first bid
With just months to go before a company is supposed to take over Tennessee’s troubled assessment program, the state has yet to release its request for proposals.
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