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Next week, the unpopular teacher licensure test, the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment, will be officially retired ...
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California is moving closer to eliminating the unpopular Reading Instruction Competence Assessment for teachers and replacing it with a performance assessment based on a new set of literacy standards ...
They will certainly test our resolve: Is the ability to read, write, and speak effectively truly a K-12 priority? Because we’ve known how to ensure record levels of literacy for some time now.
The literacy test, which is intended to measure reading and writing skills, is made redundant by the other tests candidates are required to pass, the Regents said.
Recent polling has been mixed. And in 1970, North Carolinians voted 56% to 44% to keep the Literacy Clause even though by then it had been squelched by the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
California Governor Gavin Newsom and State Superintendent Tony Thurmond have announced new resources to boost literacy in the state—where almost a third of adults struggle with basic reading ...
What are some ways literacy tests have been used to block people from voting in the past, according to this interview? Why do some current state voting laws limit the ability to vote for people ...
The U.S. has a literacy crisis. Fourth and eighth graders tested at lower reading levels on the National Assessment for Educational Progress in 2024 than before COVID-19.
The push to remove an illegal voting literacy test from the North Carolina Constitution is once again up for debate in the General Assembly. 24/7 Live Raleigh Durham Fayetteville Surrounding Area.
The Foundations of Reading test has been rated as strong by the National Council on Teacher Quality. State focus on phonics. SB 488 was followed by a revision of the Literacy Standard and Teaching ...