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Test scores for new Arizona test reveal many students fail
The Arizona Department of Education released scores for the state's new standardized test Monday, showing what many already expected: a very low percentage of students passed English and math subjects.
Advocate: Poor AzMERIT reading results reflect higher bar
Poor reading results from third-graders’ first round with the state’s new AzMERIT test aren’t bad news to one education advocate.
Douglas vs. Board: Fired administrators return, but confusion continues
It was a week of disarray at the Arizona Department of Education, and the conflict that spawned it may not be over yet.
Lawmakers move to kill Common Core standards in Arizona
State lawmakers are moving to do what schools chief Diane Douglas has so far been unable: Kill the Common Core academic standards and any tests associated with them.
Board seeks $5.5 million increase to pay for new Common Core test
The state Board of Education has awarded a $19 million a year contract to a Washington D.C.-based non-profit to provide the state’s new K-12 achievement test for the Common Core standards.
