Last week, testing provider NWEA—best known for its district-level MAP Growth exams—came out with a bold new claim: The way states give summative assessments is broken. Its solution, however, was a ...

Parents can take steps throughout the entire school year to prepare students for state assessments. Based on geographic location, state assessments take place during the Spring and prior to the end of ...

After a period of convergence, the K-12 testing landscape is again looking more and more fragmented, concludes a report from the consulting group Education First. In 2010, 46 states belonged to one or ...

Parents will always be a child’s greatest advocate and assessment results are one of the strongest tools that parents have in understanding their child’s academic trajectory. No question, this has ...

Aligned to the Common Core State Standards, the forthcoming tests from two nonprofit state assessment consortia—the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and the Partnership for Assessment of ...

State assessments are crucial for gauging student progress and adjusting teaching strategies for academic success. However, virtual school students have higher opt-out rates for state assessments, ...

When they voted to end the STAAR test, lawmakers said they wanted to reduce the amount of time students spend taking tests. Will it work?

LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan Department of Education (MDE) released its 2025 Michigan Student Test of Educational Progress scores last week, showing improvement in the majority of state assessments.

After more than a month delay, assessment data for Kentucky students was publicly released Nov. 19, showing small proficiency gains and a slight increase in the state's graduation rate, alongside a ...

No one knows what COVID-19 means. January 6 has no meaning beyond a date on the calendar. “Old Town Road” by Lil Nas X is taking over the Billboard music charts and Game of Thrones is airing its last ...