In early September, a group of teachers at South High School in Minneapolis let parents know that they have the right to opt their children out of the upcoming MAP (Measuring Academic Progress) test.

While using tests to find out what students know is a necessary part of education, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. So when Badura reported the results of the MAP tests to the Grand ...

THE few Seattle Public Schools teachers refusing to administer the Measures of Academic Progress test have chosen the wrong topic and timing to make a point about teacher evaluations. Those teachers ...

WALKING the same halls once trod by Jimi Hendrix, Quincy Jones, Bruce Lee, Brandon Roy and Macklemore makes teaching at Garfield High School exhilarating. When I look at the students in my history ...

WEBVTT HOW THE SCHOOLS SCORED. MICHEAL: THE CONCERN IS THE NEW 2015 TEST WAS SO DIFFERENT, IN SO MANY WAYS FROM PREVIOUS MAP TESTS, THE RESULTS COMING OUT IN THE FALL CAN'T PROVIDE ANY APPLES-TO-APPLE ...

(KFVS) - Missouri student achievement continues to rise as the Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) testing results are released. Test results for 2011-2012 released by the Department of Elementary and ...

JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri's standardized tests could get a facelift next school year to deliver more in-depth data about each student. If a funding request is approved, Missouri Assessment Program ...

The Blair Oaks School District's results from the Missouri Assessment Program, commonly referred to as the MAP test, show the district above the state average in every subject, sometimes by as much as ...