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The Iowa Assessments (previously the Iowa Test of Basic Skills and originally Iowa Every Pupil Test of Basic Skills) also known informally as the Iowa Tests, formerly known as the ITBS tests or the Iowa Basics, are standardized tests provided as a service to schools by the College of Education of the University of Iowa.
Lawmakers in the Iowa House passed a pair of bills Wednesday that would reshape curriculum in K-12 schools, outlining a list of required social studies topics and establishing regular reviews of ...
The involved board members, alongside board staff and university leaders, reviewed state and federal laws and accreditation standards for the colleges, Bates said, and are now conducting a “unit ...
Michael Richards (board president) West Des Moines: Physician and Businessman: Republican [2] 2027 Sherry Bates (president pro tem) Scranton: Retired social worker: Independent [3] 2029 David Barker: Iowa City: Real estate owner and developer: Republican: 2025 Robert Cramer: Adel: Construction business owner: Republican: 2029 Abby Crow: Tiffin ...
The following standardized tests are designed and/or administered by state education agencies and/or local school districts in order to measure academic achievement across multiple grade levels in elementary, middle and senior high school, as well as for high school graduation examinations to measure proficiency for high school graduation.
The existing law sets fines of between $100 and $500 for board members who violate the statute. Lawmakers voted to increase those fines to between $1,000 and $2,500.
Since 2019, the Department of Education has used the Iowa Statewide Assessment for Student Progress (ISASP) since 2023, it has administered the National Assessment of Educational Progress and since. [6] In 2019, the board allocated $2.7 million for school districts and $300,000 for accredited nonpublic schools. [7]
Iowa will eliminate dozens of state boards and commissions under a bill headed to Gov. Kim Reynolds' desk for her signature. The legislation was a priority for Reynolds, who proposed the mergers ...