blog post Comparing College Readiness across States By Jacob Jackson Oct 20, 2016 Oct 20, 2016 ... These new Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) tests are aligned with the Common Core curriculum standards.
Report Upgrading Technology Infrastructure in California’s Schools By Patrick Murphy, Niu Gao Jun 2, 2016 As California schools move into online testing and online learning, ... experienced staffing difficulties during the 2014 Smarter Balanced Field Test, ...
blog post Early Results from Education Reforms By Linda Strean May 4, 2016 May 4, 2016 ... The state's school funding system and curriculum standards are new, as are all statewide tests. A new school accountability system is being ...
blog post English Learners and the New State Tests By Laura Hill, Iwunze Ugo Apr 26, 2016 Apr 26, 2016 ... California's K–12 students struggled on the new statewide Smarter Balanced assessments (SBAC) last year. The results highlight the ...
press release Seeing Need for School Funding, Most Favor Proposition 30 Extension, Construction Bond Apr 20, 2016 Apr 20, 2016 ... Last spring, students took the new Smarter Balanced Assessment, online tests designed to measure whether students meet grade-level standards ...
Report High-Need Students and California’s New Assessments By Laura Hill, Iwunze Ugo Apr 4, 2016 Tracking Score Gaps Across Tests · CST: California Standards Test. · SBAC: Assessments developed by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium to assess student ...
blog post Why Students Found New Tests Tough By Paul Warren, Rebecca London Sep 29, 2015 Sep 29, 2015 ... Recently the California Department of Education released the first results from the new Smarter Balanced Assessment test (SBAC), ...
blog post College Readiness and the New State Exams By Jacob Jackson Sep 22, 2015 Sep 22, 2015 ... The 11th-grade test—from the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC)—is designed to measure whether students are on track to be ready ...
blog post Students Struggle on Test of New Standards By Laura Hill, Iwunze Ugo Sep 9, 2015 Sep 9, 2015 ... Scores for 8th and 11th grade are somewhat higher in ELA and lower in math. This new test is called the Smarter Balanced Assessment. The share ...
press release Most Public School Parents Unfamiliar With New Online Tests Apr 22, 2015 Apr 22, 2015 ... How do California public school parents expect students to score on the Smarter Balanced tests? A plurality (42%) predict that scores will ...