against the growing habit of using a single test to make critical decisions. It looks at a problem often assumed not to exist: Errors in standardized ...
ALBANY — For a second day in a row, some schools in New York could not administer standardized tests because of problems with the computer system students use to take the exams. The ongoing problem ...
More than 40% of grammar school students in the city failed the state’s standardized math and reading texts this year — but officials praised some gains in the results released Monday. More city ...
NEW YORK STATE – The New York State Department of Education is extending its window for standardized testing after students in grades three through eight were unable to access online testing systems.
A previous version of this article misstated the percentage of educators who believe artificial intelligence will make standardized testing worse, according to a survey conducted by the EdWeek ...
More local students are passing the state's standardized tests, and several grade levels enjoyed double-digit percentage gains in reading, writing, math and science this past year. But 19 schools in ...
Standardized tests claim to measure student learning, academic achievement, and college readiness. What they actually measure is pattern recognition and the stamina to sit still for three hours and ...
Earlier this month, President Trump signed a memorandum requiring increased transparency in higher education admissions. The purpose of the order is to ensure that universities are admitting students ...
I've never been a standardized testing opponent. I've never been all that disturbed by accusations that such tests lead to schools "teaching to the test." But in an essay published in The Atlantic, ...
The significance and rigor of AP exams are once again in the spotlight with the release of the latest test scores. Discussions about the new scoring methodology and the streamlining of content ...