Having just adapted to a newly reformatted state test, school leaders across Texas are now looking at a new change in how their students are assessed: computer-based scoring. The Texas Education ...

Some Texas school administrators were surprised this month to learn short written responses on the newly redesigned state assessment will be scored by a computer program instead of human graders. The ...

The number of elementary school students who received a zero on their state standardized essay test questions this spring increased by about 20% from last year. Among all third- to eighth-graders, ...

An empty classroom at Henry M. Gunn High School in Palo Alto on April 3, 2020. Phoro by Magali Gauthier. “Evidence-based” grading, a grading system that focuses on a student’s growth rather than test ...

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