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California’s K-12 students are emerging from the pandemic malaise, posting the most significant academic improvements in years, according to state test scores released Wednesday. The Smarter Balanced ...

WASHINGTON -- Do students take too many tests? Given the complaints about a high-stakes testing culture in classrooms, some states are reviewing the quality and quantity of the tests their students ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A view outside at Chesterfield County Public Schools. (Courtesy of Chesterfield County Public Schools) In a rare moment of ...

The State Board of Education has selected four new labels to describe how well students are doing state tests. There was debate over the best way to describe students who are not proficient. The new ...

Education savings accounts, tax-credit scholarships, vouchers, charter schools, home schooling, tutoring, course choice, dual degrees, and microschools are transforming K–12. In “Talking Choice,” ...

Providing testing accommodations levels the playing field, removes barriers, and ensures equity for students with disabilities to participate in the university’s academic program and demonstrate ...

There’s a rarely discussed loophole in the state standardized math and reading tests students started taking last week, tests that determine whether schools are advancing toward goals mandated by the ...

The nation's 12th graders got a report card today, and it is not good again. Since before the pandemic, the scores in reading and math have been declining from the National Assessment of Educational ...

A first grader sits down to color on the first day of the 2025 school year at Dunbar Elementary in East St. Louis. A former East St. Louis student’s story is a real-world example of why Illinois is ...