Latest test scores show Maine students are making slight, steady progress
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How it spread - 12 original reports
Mon, 10 August 2026
1 report- centralmaine.com18:01first to report
The announcement comes just over a year after results from a national assessment showed Maine student proficiency in math and reading was among the lowest in the country.
Sun, 16 August 2026
1 report- pressherald.com08:45
When traditional academic measurements produce uncomfortable results, the Maine Department of Education changes the narrative.
Wed, 19 August 2026
2 reports- amny.com11:30
Every summer, the prior spring’s state test scores are released, and it can seem like this one data point sums up everything about public school children in
- mainedoenews.net19:20
The Maine Department of Education (DOE) wishes all students, educators, administrators, and school staff a wonderful back-to-school season! As the 2026-2027 school year begins, please consider peru…
Mon, 24 August 2026
1 report- bernews.com16:25
The Ministry of Education said they have “received the 2026 Cambridge assessment results, which are currently progressing through the Department of Education’s established review and reporting process.” A Government spokesperson said, “The Department is presently reviewing and compiling the results to ensure that the information is appropriately analyzed and presented before being shared with schools, …
Sat, 29 August 2026
1 report- post-journal.com09:00
Ten years ago, almost to the day, we lamented the difficulty in comparing results on state tests from year-to-year because New York’s Education Department changed testing and assessment guidelines more often than most people change their socks. We noted, at the time, that proficiency rates in English language arts was 37.9% and 38.1% in math, […]
Mon, 31 August 2026
1 report- kcby.com17:43
As students return to class this week, Oregon is doing so with a public education system ranked among the lowest in the country — a sharp change from where the
Wed, 2 September 2026
1 report- wunc.org19:00
The share of North Carolina students who were proficient for their grade level was the highest it's been in the past three years for all tested subjects, except fourth grade reading.
Sun, 6 September 2026
1 report- penbaypilot.com15:30
Preliminary counts for enrollment across Maine’s seven public universities and law school show that student enrollment could exceed 28,000 this school year, continuing an upward trend in enrollment driven by online learners. Officials said the preliminary head count, which happens before the public university system completes an official census in October, is the highest in 10 years.
Fri, 11 September 2026
1 report- bangordailynews.com19:38
Superintendent Reza Namin’s conclusions are not necessarily accurate, data show.
Wed, 16 September 2026
2 reports- wysu.org04:46
Results for statewide English language arts and math proficiency are at five-year highs for Ohio's K-12 public schools, but officials said there’s still work to do.
- mainedoenews.net17:03
The Maine Department of Education is offering quarterly Office Hours for the 2026-2027 school year to support all Home Instruction Points of Contact (PoC). The Office Hours are being pr…