Virginia students prepare for end-of-the-year testing

Virginia students are preparing for not only some summer fun, but for end of the year testing. The Standards of Learning or SOL, for Virginia Public Schools establishes minimum expectations for what ...
WRIC

Virginia SOL testing to resume this spring with focus on identifying students’ needs

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane says the focus of Standards of Learning testing, or SOLs, this spring should focus on identifying the academic needs of students ...
The Virginian-Pilot

Column: On SOL testing, let’s remove ‘fail’ from the equation

“I didn’t even try because I always fail.” Fail. This heartbreaking statement is from a student in a Williamsburg-James City County middle school who recently took their Virginia Standards of Learning ...
WRIC

Year of pandemic schooling reflected in SOL test data, pass rates decreased in most local schools

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — After a school year like no other, the Virginia Department of Education has released the first SOL testing scores since 2019. The newly released testing data shows the impact of ...
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SOL Testing scores rise in Virginia, but remain below pre-pandemic levels

NORFOLK, Va. - Standards of Learning (SOL) test results generally went up year-to-year in Virginia, but remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to the Virginia Dept. of Education. In a release, ...