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Walz administration wants to rethink standardized tests
The group will assess whether the MCAs measure student progress and consider alternatives as fewer than 1 in 8 districts have regained pre-pandemic proficiency.
- The Minnesota Department of Education is forming a task force to review its standardized testing system and assess whether current tests accurately measure student progress or if better alternatives exist.
- This initiative arises amid a broader national debate over standardized testing and mediocre results in Minnesota schools, where fewer than one in eight districts have returned to pre-pandemic proficiency rates in math or reading.
- Comprised of Students, parents, teachers, and school leaders, the group will review whether annual Minnesota Comprehensive Assessments, or MCAs, accurately capture student growth and weigh the impact of high-stakes testing on families.
- Separate data shows schools are seeing rising rates of test non-participation, with some districts approaching 60%. Students and parents interested in serving on the task force can apply through Oct 9.
- Members are expected to begin meeting in Oct. Education Commissioner Willie Jett called it 'a critical statewide conversation, not a predetermined outcome,' signaling openness to multiple solutions.
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Walz administration wants to rethink standardized tests
Task force comes amid years of disappointing MCA results
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