Standardized testing has long been a contentious topic in the field of education. While the primary goal of standardized testing is to measure student achievement and set benchmarks for educational ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Starting in third grade, your child will begin taking standardized tests in North Carolina. What do they take and when? It all depends on the grade and school district they are in.

Last spring, the University of Austin in Texas, declaring the college admissions system “biased,” “broken” and “unjust,” ...

Each year, America spends roughly $2 billion on standardized achievement tests at the national and state levels. Credit: John Locher/Associated Press The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education.

Despite opposition from some teachers and parents, the Illinois State Board of Education is considering replacing the state’s annual student assessment with interim testing throughout the school year, ...

The new question of the week is: What are other ways than standardized-test scores to evaluate the effectiveness of schools? In Part One, Holly Spinelli, Tameka Porter, Ph.D., Mary K. Tedrow, and ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis recently announced plans to end the Florida Standards Assessments, or FSA, Florida’s annual standardized tests of student performance. In its place, schools would implement the ...

With the state expected to unveil a new standardized testing program in the coming months, educators, union leaders and parents have joined forces to oppose more frequent interim assessments, which ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Standardized tests, though useful as tools for measuring specific academic ...