Big name standardized assessments—like the SAT, ACT, and many state exams—give test takers the opportunity to listen to a ...

In a recent tweet, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, asserted: "Standardized testing doesn't help kids learn, and it doesn't help teachers teach." Instead, she argued ...

Donna Moro, principal of The Jack Abrams STEM Magnet School in Huntington Station, sent parents a message Wednesday morning ...

Official-looking booklets are passed out. You hurriedly fill out a scantron. Hours later, the proctor says “pencils down,” and your results are secret for months. This is standardized testing in ...

In August of 2011, an earthquake hit Virginia, with an epicenter somewhere near the Charlottesville area. Though relatively small when compared to typical West Coast earthquakes, the magnitude of the ...

NIXA, Mo. – Students are beginning to take standardized tests in Missouri again. Only this time, their results won’t make schools miss out on funding or recognition. Instead, districts across the ...

Classrooms across Texas are quieter than usual this week — not because students are bored, but because they’re bracing ...

Since this past March, schools across the United States have been intermittently shuttered and (partially) reopened – in most cases, with little notice to students, families, and educators. Since ...

Guidance from the U.S. Department of Education on standardized testing for the 2020-21 school year, Feb. 22, 2021. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond reaction to federal testing ...

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