There’s a difference between teaching to the test and developing test-specific thinking that will help students effectively ...

It’s that time of year again – New York state test scores for grades three through eight should be out any day now. The scores, which evaluate reading and math proficiency, are based on exams students ...

As another school year draws to a close, kids of all ages are anxiously awaiting summer vacation. But before the final bell rings, students in elementary and middle school have one last hurdle to leap ...

Standardized testing results may force teachers to work toward increasing test scores rather than students’ knowledge, panelists said yesterday at the Data-Driven Student Achievement forum. The panel ...

The numbers aren’t great, but there are signs of hope. The state Department of Education recently released school-level results of state standardized testing — the Pennsylvania System of School ...

If you work long enough in education, you see that most academic trends swing through extreme phases like a pendulum. College admissions trends have followed suit, especially regarding standardized ...

The Nov. 1 early application deadline for most colleges is almost here. More than at any time in the year — especially since COVID upended many college admissions precedents — I get a litany of ...

TO TAKE THEIR YEARLY EXAM. GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO SAYS HE WANTS STUDENTS TO TAKE STANDARDIZED TESTS ONLINE, SAVING PENNSYLVANIA MILLIONS OF DOLLARS. GOVERNOR JOSH SHAPIRO MAKES A BIG ANNOUNCEMENT ABOUT ...

Yale University will again require students to include standardized test scores for 2025 admissions applicants, the school announced Thursday. The Ivy League university announced that it would be ...