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Montana: 2026 Assessment Results
A second year on MAST: ELA and math proficiency rises in Grades 3-8
Read on Substack →November 11, 2026Hawaiʻi: 2026 Assessment Results
Steady, not rising: Grades 3-8 proficiency dips less than a point in both subjects, holding near 2019 levels
Read on Substack →November 9, 2026Ohio: 2026 Assessment Results
ELA and math reach 5-year highs for Grades 3-8, but remain below 2019 levels
Read on Substack →November 6, 2026South Dakota: 2026 Assessment Results
Results show ELA held steady at 49.4% across Grades 3-8; math shows small gains for a third straight year
Read on Substack →November 5, 2026New Jersey: 2026 Assessment Results
New NJSLA-Adaptive assessment sets new baseline: 51.1% proficient in ELA and 41.4% in math across grades 3-8
Read on Substack →November 2, 2026Illinois: 2026 Assessment Results
ELA gains outpace math in second year under new cut scores; Chicago Public Schools gained in both subjects
Read on Substack →October 22, 2026Wyoming: 2026 Assessment Results
ELA rose for a second year; math jumped on a new, shorter test
Read on Substack →October 19, 2026Kentucky: 2026 Assessment Results
ELA proficiency rose for the fourth year in a row; math slipped for the first time since the KSA began in 2022.
Read on Substack →October 15, 2026California: 2026 Assessment Results
Today’s results show continued math gains, while ELA inched up half a point; LAUSD improved in every grade in both subjects
Read on Substack →October 14, 2026Kansas: 2026 Assessment Results
In the second year of Kansas’s new test, math proficiency rose two points and reading one, with math gains across each of Grades 3-8.
Read on Substack →October 13, 2026Arizona: 2026 Assessment Results
ELA sees small gains after stagnant results since 2022; math holds steady
Read on Substack →October 9, 2026Rhode Island: 2026 Assessment Results
Math sees gains for a fifth year, while ELA proficiency drops slightly
Read on Substack →October 8, 2026Vermont: 2026 Assessment Results
Preliminary results show every grade improved in math and most ELA grades did too; plus a call for earlier results from Vermont’s AOE
Read on Substack →October 5, 2026District of Columbia: 2026 Assessment Results
Fourth year of ELA & math gains in last year of DC CAPE assessment; ELA at highest level since 2015
Read on Substack →October 2, 2026Wisconsin: 2026 Assessment Results
ELA proficiency rose for a second year for Grades 3-8, while math held steady
Read on Substack →October 1, 2026Minnesota: 2026 Assessment Results
Five of six grades dip in math, with gains in Grade 8; new ELA baseline
Read on Substack →September 28, 2026Indiana: 2026 Assessment Results
New ILEARN Through-Year Assessment sets new baseline: 42% proficient in ELA and 42.7% in math
Read on Substack →September 25, 2026Oregon: 2026 Assessment Results
Every grade improved in math; in ELA, five of six grades rose and grade 8 slipped.
Read on Substack →September 24, 2026Massachusetts: 2026 Assessment Results
ELA drops 1.5 points, including dips in nearly all grades; small gain in math
Read on Substack →September 23, 2026Nevada: 2026 Assessment Results
Math rises for fifth year while ELA sees small dip; neither subject at pre-pandemic rates
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