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BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State School Superintendent Kirsten Baesler has appointed a task force to study policy on student assessments used to measure the academic progress of North Dakota students.
The 33-member group includes parents, home educators, legislators, business representatives, teachers and administrators from public and nonpublic schools, higher education officials, and technology and assessment specialists.
Baesler will serve as chairwoman. She expects the group will meet monthly, and take nine months to provide recommendations. Its first meeting will be in Bismarck next month.
State and federal laws require regular testing of North Dakota students. Baesler says the task force will examine "what North Dakota needs and values" from the assessments and the testing options available.
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