Declining test scores across the U.S. cause concern. So do reports on student mental health and anxiety. Now that the 2023-24 school year is in session, standardized testing and other forms of student ...

Why have student test scores been declining for a decade in America? It’s hardly breaking news that American students are behind academically from where they used to be. But the specifics can get lost ...

Big name standardized assessments—like the SAT, ACT, and many state exams—give test takers the opportunity to listen to a ...

As states across the nation release their annual data from tests administered to students in the 2023-24 school year, we’re beginning to get a clearer picture of how far along we are in our ...

Corrected: A previous version of this story incorrectly described part of EdReports’ assessment review process. Independent psychometric experts score the tests on technical quality. MAP, iReady, Star ...

Although national test scores provide clear evidence on student achievement across time, they do not illuminate what is driving gains or losses. Nonetheless, careful examination of test scores can ...

The share of students proficient in math, English and science is up for the first time since the pandemic – but passing rates remain well below pre-pandemic levels. Fourth-grade students wait for the ...

Cuts to the Department of Education are hitting national student assessments even as sirens blare on student test scores. The 17-year-old long-term National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) ...

Momentum has been building for years to replace New York's entrenched Regents exams as the primary arbiter of whether students are ready to don a cap and gown. But developing a new, more flexible ...

HELENA, Mont. — Superintendent Elsie Arntzen released the 2023-2024 student assessment scores for math and reading for grades three through eight and ELA proficiency for the grade 11 ACTs. The ...

Missouri is piloting a new standardized test model to replace the single end-of-year exam. The new "through-year" assessment provides results in 24 to 48 hours, unlike the current months-long wait.