KENNEWICK -- This school year's testing season isn't just nerve-wracking for students -- drastic changes to state math exams also are puzzling school district officials, parents and legislators.

Some math experts are worried the computer-based testing platforms that PARCC and Smarter Balanced plan to use for common-core tests this spring will make it tough for students to show what they know, ...

SEATTLE – Thousands of high school students in Washington’s class of 2013 don’t know yet if they will get a diploma later this spring because they have not yet met the state’s newest graduation ...

Long Island students are scoring higher on reading and math tests, and that’s praiseworthy. Yet as always, those results are ...

ALBANY – A second round of state testing will begin Wednesday in New York public schools as a movement to refuse the exams in protest continues to gain momentum. Students in grades 3-8 will sit ...

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The traditional ways of teaching math have not been working, according to the San Diego Unified School District. Years ago, the district surveyed students and found that many of them couldn’t explain ...

Technical problems with the state’s online math test for English Language Learners led education officials to request schools not use it Wednesday. The problems are believed to be solved, and the ...

The General Assembly kicks up its heels this month along with the National Western Stock Show. Both should offer some ...