[Edling] Maryland Assessment Found Biased Towards Multilingual Learners

[Francis M. Hult via Edling]

Maryland State Department Of Education

MSDE to Adopt New Kindergarten Assessment for School Readiness

Independent analysis concluded current KRA indicates potential bias.

BALTIMORE (February 28, 2024) – The Maryland State Department of Education
(MSDE) will be moving away from the current Kindergarten Readiness
Assessment (KRA) after results from an independent analysis indicated
potential bias in the current assessment against bilingual or multilingual
learners.

“Having an unbiased KRA assessment is an extremely important measure,” said
Dr. Carey Wright, Interim State Superintendent of Schools. “It is part of
the MSDE strategic plan, the Blueprint for Maryland’s Future, and Governor
Wes Moore’s newly released strategic plan. MSDE is committed to
implementing a KRA assessment without biases as soon as possible.”

Full text:
https://news.maryland.gov/msde/msde-adopts-new-kra/
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