There’s a difference between teaching to the test and developing test-specific thinking that will help students effectively ...

The farcical practice of annual state testing for grades 3-11 (in most states) began in the early 2000’s with the mandates of No Child Left Behind. This unnecessary tradition has continued in spite of ...

Most Oregon students have not regained ground in key subjects following the COVID pandemic, but steep declines in English language arts, math and science proficiency that occurred during the pandemic ...

Discussion as to the fairness and usefulness of standardized tests ensues in its effects on teaching, students' learning and the college admissions process. It is unhelpful and discouraging to have ...

Students' failing tests could affect teachers' future employment status. HOUSTON, Feb. 21, 2010 — -- Houston math teacher Ronee Finch knows numbers and how to get students to understand them. So ...

A new paper from Jamil Maroun and Christopher Tienken sets out to determine whether a state’s big standardized test measures student learning, teacher effectiveness, or something else. The answer, it ...

A new study shows that students who use iPads in the classroom score better in literacy tests than those who don’t. As previously reported, educators in Auburn, Maine began instructing 266 ...

Fewer high school juniors and seniors are taking the SAT and ACT according to data. This largely has to do with the shift COVID-19 has caused. Testing sites in 2020 had to be closed due to the ...

Florida students did better on their state benchmark tests this year. But one critic said these tests are not an accurate indicator of how students are — or aren't — improving. Students take Florida ...