Three separate stories about high stakes testing, computers, servers and data. 1. Evidence indicates that some students who take high stakes tests on computers do worse than similar students who use ...

It would seem to be an easy matter to determine whether or not a student has completed secondary school, but doing so is complicated by a growing number of alternatives to the traditional path of ...

Chalkbeat Ideas is a new section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work. A striking wave of nostalgia is ...

High-stakes achievement tests that determine if a child is promoted to the next grade or held back a year are becoming more commonplace, and a growing number of school systems have learned that the ...

Nine school districts in Bexar County are considering whether to join more than 40 districts statewide mounting a revolt against high-stakes tests and calling on the Legislature to re-examine an ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) celebrated the nearly one million Florida students deemed at or above their respective grade levels in the state’s new system, which shifts away from end-of-year testing. The ...

I am glad State Education Commissioner John King Jr. has rescheduled Common Core information meetings. But I am not sure the new format is an improvement or a barrier to real dialogue with parents, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Millions of Americans take high-stakes exams every year. Caiaimage/Chris Ryan/iStock via Getty Images Texas children’s performance ...