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Results of this year’s NAPLAN test have been released, offering parents a snapshot of schools’ performances in reading, writing, spelling, grammar and numeracy. The Age’s interactive guide to results allows families to search their school’s results in this year’s exams, sat in March by more than 300,000 students from years 3, 5, 7 and 9 across Victoria. As the education sector reacted on Wednesday to the publication of the results, Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) chief executive Stephen Gniel told radio 3AW that the ultimate goal of NAPLAN was to support improvements in educational outcomes. “We keep doing the best we can and providing this kind of information so that schools and the broader community can really get behind education and support those kids,” Gniel told the station. He said ACARA rarely saw schools that “gamed the system” to improve results. “We don’t see a lot of that ... most people are focused on making sure we know how kids’ literacy and numeracy skills are tracking,” he said. Gniel highlighted the performance this year of schools in under-privileged areas. “Those are schools that are serving, really challenging communities ... and they’re punching above their weight,” he told 3AW. Victorian Principals Association deputy president Deborah Grossek said NAPLAN data allowed schools to deeply analyse how their students were performing. “We can actually look at whether there are gaps in learning, and we relate that to our teaching program and what we need to teach,” Grossek, principal of Glendal Primary School in Glen Waverley, told ABC radio this morning. But she said the results only partly contributed to how the public perceived a school. “It’s only part of what they hear in the community about whether a school is a good school or not, whether they’re inclusive, whether they’ve got a good student wellbeing program and so on,” Grossek said. “It’s probably a small part of the puzzle,” she added. The Morning Edition newsletter is our guide to the day’s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up here .
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Anaconda trail could become another symbol of recoveryNo-confidence vote draws France into new political crisisCOOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rodney Johnson Jr.'s 33 points led Tennessee Tech over NAIA-member Milligan 95-75 on Sunday. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rodney Johnson Jr.'s 33 points led Tennessee Tech over NAIA-member Milligan 95-75 on Sunday. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? COOKEVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Rodney Johnson Jr.’s 33 points led Tennessee Tech over NAIA-member Milligan 95-75 on Sunday. Johnson added five rebounds for the Golden Eagles (6-7). Kyle Layton scored 11 points and added five assists. Ray Glasgow had 10 points and went 4 of 7 from the field (2 for 4 from 3-point range). Handje Tamba finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Buffs. Sam Gold added nine points and six rebounds for Milligan. Jayme Peay also put up nine points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar. Advertisement
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