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Following the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), Montana scores are higher than the national average but still fall short of score pre-pandemic.

But the house is not on fire again and thats what a lot of the epidemiologists and experts are telling the people it is frightening people but were not going to have a mandatory mask mandate, were not going to allow our schools we have a lot in south carolina that we passed last year that says that the schools cannot require masks this ought to be up to the parents whether the children were amassed when they go to school, that is a decision, we have information and we know the danger involved va...

Again and thats what a lot of the epidemiologists and experts are telling the people it is frightening people but were not going to have a mandatory mask mandate, were not going to allow our schools we have a lot in south carolina that we passed last year that says that the schools cannot require masks this ought to be up to the parents whether the children were amassed when they go to school, that is a decision, we have information and we know the danger involved vaccination available all over ...

TUPELO • The Mississippi Department of Education confirmed Monday that all required federal and statewide assessments will be administered to public school students for the 2020-21 school year, but passing them won’t be required to advance or graduate. Current third graders won’t be required to meet a passing score on the reading assessment to be promoted to fourth grade for the 2021-22 school year, but students must meet all other district requirements for promotion. Likewise, h...

The Bald Eagle Area Superintendent says he is waiting on Government Response regarding a Waiver of State Testing...

Petersburg outbreak up to 10 active cases; Superintendent explains distance learning situation Posted by Angela Denning | Jan 5, 2021 Petersburg is seeing its highest COVID-19 active case count since the start of the pandemic and officials are cautioning about the virus spreading in the community. This outbreak has changed operations this week at the hospital and the schools. Petersburg’s emergency operations center Tuesday announced three more COVID positive test results, all in the same fa...

Published: Monday, 28 December 2020 13:16 Due to weather impacts the following sites are closed Monday, Dec. 28: Moorpark College, Oxnard College, Freedom Park and Santa Paula. Ventura County Fairgrounds is open. It is a walk-in site. Enter on Shoreline Drive. Hours are from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Testing by Appointment at State Testing Sites. The state offers two testing sites. One is located in Newbury Park at the Thousand Oaks Library and the other is at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center. Appoi...

The standardized state testing, you know, it has become a right answer, rather than a way to think. a way to open up your minds to figure out answers for yourself. and, that is what the biggest problem is. martha: some of the people who complain about the common core say they feel like the federal government is mandating to the states but the federal government says, no, were not. they claim that is not true. what do you say, based on your own experience? how is it really working? >> its not wor...

Year so students were in class on saturday. administrators are worried about student performance. >> the biggest impact is going to be on our state testing towards the end of the year. we do that in may. >> students say it wasnt so bad. for some students, it was probably fun. art students and band using the day to go on field trips they missed because of the bad weather. all right. after a raucous weekend, those still able to stand in places like new orleans and rio are entering the stretch ru...

Is destroying our ability for these children to have the opportunity to succeed. >> there you go, the move about camden, the governor to appoint a new superintendent and leadership team to run the nose diving education system. to give you an idea how bad things are, look at the stats. 23 of camdens 75 schools now ranked among the worst, a 56% graduation rate, with only 38% graduating able to pass state testing. joining us to talk more about this, nbc education correspondent ra ham a ellis. great...