KSDE reverses course on performance level descriptors with another attempted coverup - The Sentinel

KSDE reverses course on performance level descriptors with another attempted coverup - The Sentinel

After toying with the idea of changing performance level descriptors for the state assessment to be even more deceptive, the Kansas State Department of Education (KSDE) offered the familiar levels of 1, 2, 3, and 4 as 2025 performance levels to illustrate academic progress during its monthly meeting of the State Board of Education. The initial performance level descriptors introduced with this test in 2015 clearly indicate that Level 1 is below …