MERRIMACK — Local students scored better than the state average — with just one exception — on the new Smarter Balanced Assessment tests, according to a school administrator.

Since California started using Smarter Balanced assessments in 2015, the majority of students have only met state standards once — in 2019, and even then, only in English language arts.

Changing its earlier position, the California Department of Education will release Smarter Balanced test scores next month and not wait to incorporate them into other data as planned, a department ...

BOSTON – In California, third- to fifth-grade students at 525 schools using Lexia Core5 Reading (Core5) from Lexia, a Cambium Learning Group brand, made significantly higher literacy gains compared to ...