“Teaching to the test.” Surely, in any world‑class educational institution this must be a bad idea. From professors to deans to education experts to parents, it is commonly denounced as a practice ...

For years now, a war has been brewing between two sides of the education world. One side argues that standardized tests are necessary to evaluate teacher performance, and the other argues that these ...

I have a confession to make. For the entire 28 years that I taught high school English, I taught to the test. And I’m proud to finally admit it. I know that fessing up to this perceived transgression ...

“Teaching to the test” is an oft-repeated phrase these days. We discuss it a great deal in education because A) we’re doing it more than ever and B) everyone knows we’re not supposed to. Testing ...

As the importance of good reading instruction attracts new attention, data show that only 19 states require aspiring teachers to pass a test that shows they’ve mastered research-based methods for ...