Oregon students did better than expected in their first go at new, tougher math tests, but the lack of an exact comparison to previous tests prompted questions about whether the state’s evaluation of ...

America’s kids are paying a steep price for lower standards and less testing in schools — and there’s no obvious sign of a turnaround.

The path to high school graduation for Minnesota's next few graduating classes got significantly easier this month. The Class of 2010 was going to be the first required to pass a new series of ...

The New Jersey Board of Education decided by a 1-vote margin last week to lower the minimum passing score on the state’s high school graduation test. In four words, here’s what that decision means for ...

The Bronx is learning — at least in charter schools. Students from charter schools in the borough’s poorest neighborhoods, including the South Bronx, excelled on state reading and math exams — with ...

Of 44 New York school districts with high-need students and not enough funding, Schenectady posted the worst math test results for Black students this year. Of 44 New York school districts with ...

Statewide scores on Maryland's reading and math achievement tests improved from a year ago, state officials said yesterday, and the performance gap between white and minority students showed signs of ...

A recent headline in the New York Post proclaimed “Regents math test is easier to pass-thanks to low standards.”1 The Regents Common Core exam is given to eighth graders to examine whether they are on ...

City officials are crowing over gains on the 2025 reading and math exams, but the state lowered the passing benchmarks for some students — raising questions about boasts of substantial academic ...

EQAO released its 2024-25 results. Ontario government said it is appointing an advisory board to review the province’s ...