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West Virginia to Move Away From Smarter Balanced

February 21, 2017 By Shane Vander Hart

The West Virginia Board of Education has voted to discontinue its use in the Mountain State, as well as, reduce the amount of testing they require.

Filed Under: Common Core Assessments Tagged With: Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium, Smarter Balanced Assessments, West Virginia Board of Education, West Virginia Department of Education

No, West Virginia Did Not Repeal Common Core

December 21, 2015 By Shane Vander Hart

Several headlines and the State Schools Superintendent suggests that the West Virginia State Board of Education “repealed” Common Core. They did not.

Filed Under: Common Core State Standards Tagged With: Common Core State Standards, Michael Martirano, West Virginia Board of Education

West Virginia Board of Education Offers Resolution on Student Data

November 14, 2013 By Shane Vander Hart

Yesterday the West Virginia Board of Education approved a resolution related to how student data will be handled in the state.  Here is a copy of the resolution:   It’s a step. Similar to a resolution signed by Iowa Governor Terry Branstad it spells out that only aggregate data will be released to the Feds […]

Filed Under: Education at State Level, Privacy/SLDS Tagged With: data mining, data privacy, student data, Student Privacy, West Virginia Board of Education

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