With states increasingly having walked away from the common-core-aligned tests developed by two federally funded consortia—especially at the high school level—one of those assessment groups is looking ...

The state of South Dakota has been administering the Smarter Balanced Assessment since the Spring semester of 2015. Not much has changed since the initial implementation of the tests until this year.

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Juniors in Oregon high schools this fall will be the last group of high school students to take the Smarter Balanced state assessment tests, the Oregon Department of Education has decided.

California schools will be expected to administer Smarter Balanced and other statewide tests this spring, but districts can select alternatives in cases where these tests are not “viable” to ...

Beginning this month, Hawaii public school students in grades 3-8 and 11 will start taking a new state assessment that better informs educators on each child’s progress toward being ready for college ...

A lot has changed with the PARCC and Smarter Balanced tests since they were first launched in 2015. Here are a few things you need to know about them to keep your cocktail party conversation ...

EdSource · The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 The John Fensterwald forecast: What’s coming for California schools in 2026 January 8, 2026 - It's time for John ...

For the second year in a row, most Los Angeles Unified students — with the exception of 11th graders — won’t be taking the Smarter Balanced standardized test that’s usually mandated by the state each ...

Juniors in Oregon high schools this fall will be the last group of high school students to take the Smarter Balanced state assessment tests, the Oregon Department of Education has decided. Students in ...