It's that time of year, when students around the Lone Star State take the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness, or STAAR test, to test, well...their academic readiness. The standardized ...

The results of an international test of academic skills released recently show dire declines in math for U.S. fourth- and eighth-grade students. The Trends in International Mathematics and Science ...

The National Assessment of Educational Progress measures student performance in math and reading. See how the 50 states shape up.

Ohio legislators recently passed a bill that requires districts and schools to use specific math curriculum, provide more interventions to students who don’t perform well on state testing, and promote ...

A recent headline in the New York Post proclaimed “Regents math test is easier to pass-thanks to low standards.”1 The Regents Common Core exam is given to eighth graders to examine whether they are on ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- A statewide office that oversees K-12 education in Minnesota wants new basic-skills tests given to eighth-graders that are more in line with federal testing requirements. The University ...