The New York Times

Texas Says Most of Its Students Aren’t Reading at Grade Level. But Are Its Tests Fair?

MESQUITE, Tex. — Reading is 9-year-old Kristen Hernandez’s thing. She pores over mystery books, stories about vampires and even a college-level anatomy textbook that her mother is studying to become ...
The Baltimore Sun

Identifying advanced learners in Baltimore

In 2014, 735 Baltimore City Public School students in grades 2-8 took an above-grade-level test to learn if they were qualified for our academic programs at the non-profit Johns Hopkins Center for ...
The Salt Lake Tribune

Utah will use standardized test scores despite major glitches. This is what students, parents and teachers need to know.

Across nearly every metric — grade level, test subject and both the gender and race of students — the average scores of this spring’s standardized exams dropped statewide from last year. The lower ...
WRAL

What standardized tests will my child take in elementary school in NC?

RALEIGH, N.C.— Starting in third grade, your child will begin taking standardized tests in North Carolina. What do they take and when? It all depends on the grade and school district they are in. What ...