Miami-Dade Schools: Midterms & Finals Optional

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<p>[New</a> achievement tests in the works - chicagotribune.com](<a href=“http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-new-state-tests-1031-20111031,0,4856479.story]New”>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/education/ct-met-new-state-tests-1031-20111031,0,4856479.story)</p>

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The tests will be given at least twice each year to chart a student’s progress, with the final exam administered at the end of the school year to better gauge what a child has learned.</p>

<p>And they will require students to apply what they’ve learned and explain their answers rather than pick from a menu of multiple-choice responses, said Illinois schools Superintendent Christopher Koch. </p>

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<p>Illinois partnered with 23 other states to develop the new exams

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