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MO Board of Education Reassess Educator Certification Exams

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  Missouri officials are proposing changes after aspiring teachers struggled on new educator certification exams, particularly those for math and science. 

Fifty-five content tests measure readiness to be everything from classroom teachers to superintendents. Newly released data shows that on six of the tests, fewer than half of the test-takers passed. The proposed changes include giving test-takers more time and fewer questions on some of the exams.

The changes will be discussed tomorrow at a Missouri Board of Education meeting. Issues arose after the state in September switched certification exams.

Instead of taking a teaching test known as Praxis II, students now must fare well on a more rigorous assessment called the Missouri Content Assessment. Through April 12, more than 7,100 of the tests were taken.

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