Posts Tagged Standards of Learning

Bill limiting excessive testing in Virginia schools likely to move forward

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on January 18, 2022

Members of the General Assembly are considering a bill to simplify how students are tested in public schools. Michael Pope reports.

General Assembly 2022, Standards of Learning, Virginia Schools

The On-Going Debate Over Standardized Testing in Virginia

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on December 28, 2017

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As lawmakers return to Richmond this year, many of them will be focused on reforming Virginia’s system of standardized testing. Michael Pope has the story.

Education, Standardized Testing, Standards of Learning

Standardized Tests Could Have Smaller Impact Under New Law

Posted by Nick Gilmore in Virginia's News on July 13, 2017

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How should schools and teachers be evaluated in Virginia? And what role should standardized testing play. Michael Pope reports those tests are about to have less of an influence in schools across the Commonwealth.