KSDE defends new 2025 cut scores and concordance table as alignment with ACT/NAEP; lawmakers call it "moving the goalposts" KSDE officials said new 2025 assessments and cut scores were set by Kansas educators to better align with ACT/NAEP benchmarks and provided a concordance table linking 2024 and 2025 scaled scores; some legislators, including Representative Steele, criticized the change as shifting standards.

Kansas educators are reshaping the state's assessment landscape with new cut scores, but some lawmakers are calling it "moving the goalposts."

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District explains new state cut scores for 2024-25 assessments: "New test, new cut scores" District assessment staff briefed the board on Nov. 5 about screening tools, interim exams and Kansas State Department of Educations new standard-setting process for 2024-25 ELA and math assessments. Staff emphasized the tests and cut scores are not directly comparable year-to-year and pointed to a state concordance table that links prior scores.

Kansas is rolling out new ELA and math assessments with fresh cut scores, shaking up how student performance will be measured in 2024-25!

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GASB: 2024 in Review and What’s Ahead in 2025  | Carr, Riggs & Ingram GASB just issued five key documents that provide insight into the future of governmental accounting in 2025.

GASB marked its 40th anniversary in 2024 by issuing five documents, a significant uptick in its activity since the pandemic. Its recent achievements offer valuable insight into what to expect in 2025.

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