The Dispatch / The Rock Island Argus

Chicago schools dump Iowa Test of Basic Skills

CHICAGO (AP) -- Children attending public school in Chicago no longer have to take the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, a standardized test used by the district for more than three decades. Instead, ...
Missoulian

Recent test results reveal that every fourth-grade student at Russell Elementary showed great reading skills - and made a good showing in other categories as well

Russell Elementary School third-graders McKenzie Layman, left, and Cami Ford take a reading test last week in the hall outside their classroom. Russell School students showed 100 percent proficiency ...
Independent Record

State education officials dropping Iowa skills tests

MISSOULA (AP) -- State education officials have dropped the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, a standardized test administered in Montana elementary schools since 2000. The test doesn't work well with ...
La Crosse Tribune

Basic Skills test shows Crucifixion students above average

Crucifixion Elementary School students have scored above the national average on the Iowa Basic Skills Test, reports the school's Board of Education. Not only does the test evaluate the students' ...
Grand Island Independent

Board to get first look at student basic skills test results

The Grand Island school board will get its first look at student scores on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills on Thursday night. The board will meet at 6 p.m. for its monthly study session in the ...