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Kansas board approves search for grade 11 career-readiness test
What happened
The State Board approved starting a search for a nationally recognized career-readiness exam or series of assessments for 11th graders. The vote starts the selection process; it does not select a test or require schools to use a new one.
Why it matters to families
A new statewide assessment could change how Kansas high-school students demonstrate career readiness, but families should not treat this procurement step as a change to current testing yet.
The evidence
The packet’s October 14 minutes record a motion authorizing the commissioner to enter an RFP process for a nationally recognized career-readiness exam or series of assessments for grade 11 students; it passed 7-1-1. The motion authorizes procurement, not adoption of a particular assessment.
The source
Kansas State Board of Education meeting materials — Nov. 9-10See the full record for Kansas State Board of Education.
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