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- Assessment K-12 Essentials Forum Making Competency-Based Learning a RealityJoin this free virtual event to hear from educators and experts working to implement competency-based education.SponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Join our expert-led webinar to tackle the two biggest challenges school leaders face during grading reform.Assessment Opinion Why Are Advanced Placement Scores Suddenly So High?In 2024, nearly three-quarters of students passed the AP U.S. History exam, compared with less than half in 2022.Assessment Grades and Standardized Test Scores Aren't Matching Up. Here's WhyResearchers have found discrepancies between student grades and their scores on standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT.Assessment Why Are States So Slow to Release Test Scores?Nearly a dozen states still haven't put out scores from spring tests. What's taking so long?Assessment A District’s Experiment: What Happens When Schools Do Less Testing?Los Angeles Unified will excuse some schools from periodic assessments. Supporters hope it will inspire new ways to measure learning.Assessment From Our Research Center What Educators Have to Say About Competency-Based EducationTeachers, principals, and district leaders shared skepticism and optimism for the learning model.SponsorThis content is provided by our sponsor. It is not written by and does not necessarily reflect the views of Education Week's editorial staff.Maximize NWEA MAP Growth data this fall! Join our webinar to discover strategies for driving student growth and improving instruction.Assessment From Our Research Center It's Hard to Shift to Competency-Based Learning. These Strategies Can HelpEducators are interested in the model and supportive of some of its key components, even if largely unfamiliar with the practice.Special Report Competency-Based Education: What It Is and How to Pull It OffCompetency-based education can upend more than a century of tradition in K-12 schools. How schools have made it work.Assessment Explainer What Is Standards-Based Grading, and How Does It Work?Schools can retool to make instruction more personalized and student-centered. But grading is a common sticking point.Assessment Letter to the Editor Are Advanced Placement Exams Becoming Easier?A letter to the editor reflects on changes to the College Board's Advanced Placement exams over the years.Assessment Opinion ‘Fail Fast, Fail Often’: What a Tech-Bro Mantra Can Teach Us About GradingI was tied to traditional grading practices—until I realized they didn’t reflect what I wanted students to learn: the power of failure.Assessment See How AP Exam Scores Have Changed Over TimeThe College Board adopted a new methodology for scoring AP exams which has resulted in higher passing rates.Assessment Here’s Why More Students Have Passed AP Exams in Recent YearsIt isn't that the exams became easier, according to the College Board.