Two states are making moves that could upend the two-decade-old, No Child Left Behind-era model of once-a-year, standardized state exams to show whether students are meeting standards. In its place, ...

Recent research has found a connection between radon, a naturally occurring gas, and leukemia. A Dispatch investigation found that radon testing in Ohio schools is inconsistent, with many districts ...

As students wrap up the school year, their last hurdle is often state testing, which can spark discussions about whether or not these exams accurately measure student learning. In the spring, states ...

Computer-based state testing was thrown into chaos across New York last week as persistent technical failures plagued schools for two consecutive days. The disruptions — affecting thousands of ...

New Jersey students continue to struggle in math and reading, testing below pre-pandemic levels for the third year in a row on state tests, according to new numbers released by the state Department of ...

The computer versions of the state English language arts and math tests are now working after two days of problems, the state Education Department announced. The vendor in charge of running the ...

The share of students proficient in math, English and science is up for the first time since the pandemic – but passing rates remain well below pre-pandemic levels. Fourth-grade students wait for the ...

Hundreds of thousands of state-required tests are taken in Kentucky schools each year to determine students’ academic progress. If trends found in a Herald-Leader analysis of 1,249 testing allegations ...

A first grader sits down to color on the first day of the 2025 school year at Dunbar Elementary in East St. Louis. Joshua Carter Belleville News-Democrat A former East St. Louis student’s story is a ...