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Math gaps narrowing, but reading scores remain stagnant, new research shows

The results from last school year’s MAP tests show that most students are still performing below their pre-pandemic peers.

In reading, the nation's students are still stuck in a pandemic slump

New 2025 testing data shows third- through eighth-graders scored far below 2019 levels in reading. In math, some grades have ...
Houston Chronicle

HISD reports above average growth on reading, math NWEA MAP exams; below average science scores

Houston ISD’s elementary and middle school students achieved above average annual growth on the reading and math Northwest Evaluation Association's Measures of Academic Progress exams but below ...
The Journal

NWEA Aligns MAP for Science With Next Generation Standards

The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) has aligned its Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) for Science assessment with the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). MAP for Science is designed to ...
The Journal

NWEA Launches MAP Assessment iPad App

The Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA) has launched a new iPad app, called MAP Testing, that is designed to let students use a touchscreen to take the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) and MAP ...
EdSurge

Should State Assessments Be Split Up? Testmaker NWEA Thinks So

Last week, testing provider NWEA—best known for its district-level MAP Growth exams—came out with a bold new claim: The way states give summative assessments is broken. Its solution, however, was a ...
The Journal Times

Target set on student achievement: NWEA-Map exam provides detailed, individual assessments

RACINE - When Racine Unified parents and teachers meet during conferences this coming week, they'll be a new component to those conversations: Targets. Each student in grades three through nine has an ...
Houston Chronicle

HISD elementary, middle school students at NES campuses see more growth on reading, math NWEA exams

Houston Independent School District elementary and middle school students in New Education System campuses saw slightly more growth in math and reading than students at non-NES campuses, according to ...
Chicago Sun-Times

Elementary students still will ‘double test’ as CPS keeps NWEA

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Chicago Sun-Times

CPS to promote all elementary students this year, nix standardized tests for competitive high school admissions

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Education Week

Academically Speaking, the ‘COVID Slide’ Could Be a Lot Worse Than You Think

Education leaders are already bracing for a worse “summer slide” this year for students whose schools were shut down to curb the spread of coronavirus. But new research suggests the so-called ...