Following a brief hiatus in statewide assessments, and shortly after Miguel Cardona took over as secretary of education, the U.S. Department of Education asked local and state education agencies to get back into the swing of federally mandated testing for the 2020-21 school year. As the results slowly trickle in, they show a patchwork of attendance and outcome levels nationwide.
“Variability is the watchword this year,” said Scott Marion, executive director at the Center for Assessment, a nonprofit focused on meaningful assessment and accountability practices.
