Maryland’s standardized tests will change. But calls for more fixes remain.

The group of six charged with advising on Maryland’s educational assessment exams will meet next month and, officials say, discuss with Maryland Department of Education officials redeveloping the Maryland Comprehensive Assessment Program amid stinging complaints: that it does not match the curriculum, that it’s too challenging and that the math results don’t line up with other standardized tests and internal assessments.

The redevelopment will likely address those issues. But the complaint list continues with some items the state is unlikely to address: that students still have little incentive to do their best and that the redevelopment itself may perpetuate another complaint — that the MCAP changes too much from year to year to make any meaningful comparisons.

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