OKLAHOMA CITY — State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced a change in end-of-year testing, which will start in the 2025-2026 school year. For grades 3-8, Walters said he is ending traditional ...

Friday, State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced that Oklahoma would end federally mandated end-of-year testing, replacing it with frequent benchmark tests. Before this proposal can be finalized, a ...

In a significant shift in educational policy, Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced the end of traditional statewide summative testing for grades 3-8 in Math and English Language Arts.

Oklahoma Superintendent Ryan Walters is pushing to overhaul the state’s student testing system, seeking to replace federally required, end-of-year standardized tests with what he describes as “modern ...

When lawmakers voted in September to eliminate Texas’ end-of-year state test and replace it with three shorter exams, they said they wanted to reduce the amount of time students spend taking ...

Test-taking motivation is a critical factor that influences students’ performance across diverse assessment settings. The construct encompasses not only the intrinsic willingness to engage but also ...

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. — State Superintendent Ryan Walters is seeking a waiver from end-of-year testing for Oklahoma public school students. In a request sent to the U.S. Department of Education Office ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — The Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) said it's not changing end-of-year testing. In a letter sent from the Office of the State Superintendent to Oklahoma parents and ...