New test scores show Alaska students fall short in English, math

Results of the new Alaska Measures of Progress standardization tests were made public Monday in Anchorage.
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Alaska education commissioner Mark Hanley discusses the AMP results in Anchorage. Photo: Ellen Lockyer/KSKA.
Alaska education commissioner Mark Hanley says he is excited about the data gained from the first implementation of the AMP. Hanley says results of the spring 2015 tests are to become the baseline data for assessing the results of tougher state education standards.
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