The numbers for the state's fourth-grade writing tests should be out, but they are not because there is a problem with the scores. State school leaders held up grading of tests to check reliability of ...

Alabama made the biggest gains in the country in fourth grade math this year, new data shows, with scores reaching within one point of the national average. The state’s dramatic climb on the Nation’s ...

BOSTON – Massachusetts students lost the top spot in math and reading test scores and the organization known as "the nation's report card" says the COVID pandemic is to blame. New data from the ...

Erika De La Rosa was excited when she heard about the sweeping changes to the STAAR exam. "When they initially announced it, as an English teacher, it sounded like a fantastic idea because writing ...

The ink is barely dry on revisions to the state's third grade reading and retention law, and a House education chair is considering a similar strategy for fourth graders, including a plan to advance ...