Atlanta, GA - June 18, 2019 - USATestprep, a national leader in performance-based, standards-aligned curriculum and assessments for grades 3-12, announced today the launch of the company’s new Illinois 8th grade comprehensive science (ISA) practice review.

Written by teachers and aligned to the most current Illinois standards, this comprehensive “mega-test” provides unsurpassed curriculum mastery to help teachers prepare their students for high-stakes testing and assessment and offers:

In spring 2020, Data Recognition Corp. (DRC) will be replacing Scantron as the permanent assessment administrator for the “Heart of Dixie” state.

Alabama testing standards aren’t changing, but the state’s assessment administrator is changing hands. The Alabama Scantron Performance Assessment Tests were designed in 2017 to replace Alabama’s ACT Aspire and ARMT exams. Scantron, however, was never meant to be a permanent assessment administrator for the state. The use of …

What we learn in each grade can differ across states. To guarantee that all schools in the same state meet certain requirements, there are academic standards. In the state of Indiana, the Indiana State Board of Education has created and implemented the Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress Plus (ISTEP+) for grade 10. Requirement for Graduation The ISTEP+ exams are so important for consistency across the state that the Indiana …

In 2013, the state of Texas recognized that too many of its college students were not academically ready for college-level classes. In an effort to address this problem, the State Education Department introduced the Texas Success Initiative (TSI). Evaluating the areas of reading, writing, and math, the TSI gives prospective colleges an idea of how academically successful you might be. Based on performance, a student might be placed in either …