Nebraska Moves to Statewide Reading, Math Exams
Testing at district level would remain in place, though role is uncertain.
In a significant policy shift, Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman, a Republican, has signed into law a measure authorizing statewide reading and mathematics exams that would supplement—and could eventually compete with—the state’s unique patchwork of district-level assessments.
The law
, finalized on the last day of Nebraska’s legislative session, made the Cornhusker State the last to move toward uniform, statewide assessments to meet the accountability requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
What might happen next,...
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Clarification:
This article omitted some information about the status of the School-based Teacher-led Assessment and Reporting System, the state’s system of district-level exams. It referred to a state legislative audit report that cited the system’s “nonapproved” status with the U.S. Department of Education. The report did not include a letter noting that the status had been changed to “approval pending,” its current status. The department had changed its previous position that Nebraska would not be able to determine by the end of the 2006-07 school year whether each district’s assessment would meet the No Child Left Behind Act’s requirements.
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