For about a month each spring, Dr. Sam Duncan's job as director of state and federal programs in the Jackson School District starts to seem a little like that of a top-secret agent. Duncan is in ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – This week, students across SPS are MAP testing. Pipkin Middle School teachers Jacque Lazarz and Laiken Bailey released a song of encouragement to students. Tuesday, April 19th, ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — School districts are hopeful they’ll see improvement in standardized test scores this year. Schools saw Missouri Assessment Program, or MAP, test scores drop last year during the ...

And each year, there is increasing talk of the MAP test disappearing -- or perhaps getting an overhaul -- one day. Last legislative session, several lawmakers filed bills to sever the connection ...

Each academic year Catholic elementary schools in the Diocese of Springfield in Illinois participate in standardized testing using the Measure of Academic Progress (MAP) test. Testing in Diocesan ...