There are 8 article(s) tagged TNReady test:

• February 2021

  • Lakeland school board concerned over new state regulations

    Like other municipal districts, Lakeland is concerned about some of the state regulations regarding testing and advancement from third grade.

    By Michael Waddell February 10, 2021

  • Local virtual learning data points to student struggles

    Memphis students are struggling with material taught during virtual learning, a top Shelby County Schools official said, pointing to test results.

    By Laura Faith Kebede February 02, 2021

• October 2020

  • Governor, ed chief want to remove consequences from 2021 test scores

    Gov. Bill Lee and Education Commissioner Penny Schwinn said the annual state tests, known as TNReady, will be administered as planned, but teachers and schools should be held harmless for the results. 

    By Laura Faith Kebede October 19, 2020

• March 2020

  • Germantown revises exam exemption policy

    Germantown has approved a modified policy on exam exemptions. The GMSD board wants to emphasize sick students should stay home.

    By Abigail Warren March 09, 2020

• August 2019

  • Tennessee signs $40 million school testing contract

    British-based Pearson took over the student testing program July 1. The contract runs through June 30, 2021, and the state has the option to renew terms annually for up to three years through 2024. The five-year cost would be $93.1 million.

    By Marta W. Aldrich August 26, 2019

• May 2019

  • Online testing finishes in Tennessee – and it worked this time

    Next school year, all of TNReady will be completed on paper to give the state’s next testing company time to ramp up for an online assessment for older students beginning in 2021. That change was ordered by the legislature this spring at the urging of Gov. Bill Lee.

    By Marta W. Aldrich May 08, 2019

• February 2019

  • TNReady scores won’t count much in Memphis student grades

    State testing is the linchpin of Tennessee’s system for evaluating student achievement. But as technical failures have marred the rollout in recent years, educators have clamored for limits on how the scores are used.

    By Laura Faith Kebede February 27, 2019

  • Online trial run of TNReady test dampened by flooding and illness across Tennessee

    About 80,000 students were supposed to participate in a statewide online testing simulation. A disappointing turnout Feb. 21 means a second simulation has to be scheduled.

     

    By Marta W. Aldrich February 27, 2019