Chalkbeat reports U.S. student test scores have declined for over a decade, particularly in math and reading, raising concerns about education equity.

Declining test scores across the U.S. cause concern. So do reports on student mental health and anxiety. Now that the 2023-24 school year is in session, standardized testing and other forms of student ...

Last week, the National Assessment of Educational Progress, the gold standard of educational testing, released its 2024 12th-grade results for reading and math. The NAEP results should be a serious ...

This is Work in Progress, a newsletter about work, technology, and how to solve some of America’s biggest problems. Sign up here. For the past few years, parents, researchers, and the news media have ...

A high school teacher uses her state’s testing blueprint to give students practice with the standards and question types they’ll encounter most frequently.

Missouri students show improvement on standardized tests, but scores remain below pre-pandemic levels. Math scores improved, exceeding 2019 levels, while English language arts scores lag behind. A ...

Students have made some progress toward academic recovery, but overall achievement hasn’t yet reached pre-pandemic levels, new test results show. The data are from the COVID-19 School Data Hub, a 2021 ...

Cuts to the Department of Education are hitting national student assessments even as sirens blare on student test scores. The 17-year-old long-term National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) ...

Authentic assessment is a type of assessment in which students are asked to perform real-world tasks that demonstrate meaningful application of knowledge and skills. Below are some examples of ...

New Jersey's public school students will be taking a new, adaptive, standardized assessment next spring. The key word here is "adaptive," which refers to computerized tests in which each student sees ...

STAAR tests are far from the only standardized exams students take each year. Some districts also give students optional ...