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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

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

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 ...

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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 ...

A new report from the Connecticut Department of Education states that students show up to school more and do better on tests. Education Commissioner Charlene Russell-Tucker met with representatives of ...

Michigan's third graders ― at a stage of development when stakes are high to master reading — slid in those scores on the state M-STEP test compared with 2023, while elementary schoolers largely ...