Imagine that you’re in charge of civics instruction in your state or district. You want to figure out whether this new approach you’re taking—emphasizing not just knowing civics facts, but living a ...

Standardized testing is at the heart of most issues regarding education and is a billion-dollar industry. The main benefit of testing is providing an efficient way to rank and sort students, but there ...

Testing has become the end-all, be-all of the public education reform movement. The idea seems quite sensible, that holding students (and teachers) to certain objective standards incentivizes both of ...

The Times Union's criticism of the movement among parents to opt-out their children out of tests ("Testing opt-out a mistake," March 30) misses the mark on the real mistake in public education: the ...

As the end of the 2020-21 school year approaches, the debate about educational assessments is gaining renewed momentum. While educators and policymakers may hold differing views about how to proceed ...

All Teacher Education candidates must pass a test of basic skills in reading, mathematics and writing. Students may meet this requirement by passing/achieving one of the following: The Pre-service ...

He also turned two Manhattan districts into national models. But his tangled personal finances forced him to resign as the city’s first Hispanic schools chief. By Sam Roberts Graduate school ...

Schools around the state are testing out Indiana’s new ILEARN through-year assessment. The first testing window is now open. Over 70% of schools in the state have opted in to pilot the Indiana ...

Testing has become the end-all, be-all of the public education reform movement. The idea seems quite sensible, that holding students (and teachers) to certain objective standards incentivizes both of ...

There are several opportunities students have to show competency in reading, writing, and math, to meet state licensure requirements. Have a Composite ACT score of 21 or higher; Have a Combined SAT ...