North Carolina education officials are recommending that the state end a testing requirement for college students who want to become teachers. Typically, for a college sophomore to be admitted into a ...

New Jersey teachers are no longer required to take a basic skills test in reading, writing and math to get a license under new bipartisan legislation Gov. Phil Murphy signed into law last year. The ...

Dallas ISD superintendent Stephanie S. Elizalde delivers her remarks during 2023 Dallas ISD State of the District on Thursday, May 4, 2023 at Omni Dallas Hotel in Dallas. Shafkat Anowar / Staff ...

At some point during the year, most students in U.S. schools will take a benchmark test. These tests, also called interim assessments, are designed to measure students’ progress toward instructional ...

Peter Wilds-Bethea never intended to become a teacher. He started going to school in his home town of Darlington, South Carolina, around the time of the Brown v. Board of Education decision.

As with many licensure tests in other professions, white candidates pass teacher licensure tests at higher rates than black and Hispanic candidates. With repeated retaking, black and Hispanic ...