Feds won’t invite ‘blanket waivers’ on standardized tests, but Michigan superintendent says pandemic flexibility exists
Updated Mar 02, 2021;
Posted Mar 02, 2021
Desks are set up within social distancing and COVID-19 protocols ahead of the March 1 start date, seen here on Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021 at McMonagle Elementary School in Mt. Morris Township. (Jake May | MLive.com)Jake May | MLive.com
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Thousands of Michigan students are learning virtually but schools are still required to conduct standardized tests this spring, but they will have more flexibility due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. Department of Education recently informed states.
The Biden administration last week offered school leaders guidance in administering statewide summative assessments, including flexibility for administering shorter versions of the federally mandated state exams, offering them remotely, and delaying testing.
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California offers massive payouts to schools to reopen during pandemic
Governor Gavin Newsom is offering $6.6 billion in grants to public schools who return students to the classrooms, at least through the second grade, by the end of March.Cooper Neill/Bloomberg via Getty Images, FILE
States around the country are reporting a significant decline in the number of students enrolled in public school because of the coronavirus pandemic, leaving experts and educators concerned about the trend, and its potential long-term consequences.
A notable number of students seem to have simply fallen off the grid, not showing up for online or in-person instruction, their whereabouts unknown by school officials.
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