Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This article was originally published in Chalkbeat. Reading and math scores shot up across New York City’s public schools last ...

The New York State Education Department has released opt-out rates on state assessment tests in math for the 2023-2024 school year. You can browse and search opt-out rates for school districts across ...

Students in grades 3-8 in New York performed markedly better in 2025 in English on state assessment tests than in the previous two years — with more than half being scored as proficient, according to ...

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 ...

Barely more than half of the state’s third through eighth grade students meet state standards in English language arts and math, while less than half of fifth and eighth graders meet state standards ...

The New York State Education Department is pushing new math guidelines, including a recommendation that teachers stop giving timed quizzes — because it stresses students out. The new guidelines also ...