AUSTIN - Students will not be held accountable for the math portion of the STAAR test this year. The Texas Education Agency (TEA) made the decision after teachers and parents voiced their concerns ...

The poster of a grimacing Muhammad Ali stares down at the students in Jeff Bagford’s pre-algebra class at Harney Middle School. “Nothing is impossible” is the poster’s message, spelled out in big ...

Narrow math tests inevitably drive down real standards because accountability pressures principals and teachers to teach to the test. Conversely, well-engineered tests of the math we actually want ...

The common math assessments under development by PARCC will be translated into Spanish and possibly other languages, but whether English-language learners will have access to non-English versions will ...

Math remained a struggle. English language arts had a stronger showing. And with science — this past year, at least — it was hard to tell. Results from state exams taken in the spring were released ...

Editor’s note: This story was updated to indicate Paul Lundeen is the senate minority leader. A Weld RE-3J School District elementary school was recognized by the state last week for its improved math ...

The New York State Education Department has released opt-out rates for state assessment tests in math for the 2024-2025 ...