Superintendent Ryan Walters Announces End of some End-of-Year Testing

Superintendent Ryan Walters announces end of some end-of-year testing

OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) - Superintendent Ryan Walters announced on Friday the end of some government mandated end-of-year testing for certain students beginning in the 2025-2026 school year. Officials say districts will be able to use approved benchmark assessments in place of the end-of-year tests for grades 3-8 in Math and English Language Arts. According to the Oklahoma State Department of Education, a recent survey showed that 81 percent of nea…

State Senator says Supt. Walters cannot throw state tests out on his own

State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced on Friday he is ending state testing in Math and English for third through eighth grade students in Oklahoma.Instea

Ryan Walters announces a halt of end-of-year tests for grades 3–8

A statement reads that beginning in the 2025–2026 school year, the Oklahoma State Department of Education will allow districts to use approved benchmark assessments in place of the current high-stakes end-of-year tests for grades 3–8 in Math and English Language Arts.

State Supt. Ryan Walters announces end to some end-of-year state testing

Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced that some end-of-the-year statewide tests mandated for students will no longer be required.

Oklahoma will drop statewide tests for grades 3-8, Ryan Walters says

Walters pulls end-of-year statewide testing for grades 3-8

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 statewide summative testing "as we know it." He said schools will be allowed to use approved benchmark assessments in place of the current standardized tests in math and language arts.The teachers-union-approach is failing our kids, said Walters. By moving away from outda…