Editor’s note: A story about Lackawanna County schools’ standardized test scores published Saturday used the wrong data to evaluate students’ performance. This story corrects that information.

Student test scores in the U.S. are down from where they were a decade ago. The trend is one that education researchers accept but took most of the decade to identify. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, ...

Despite some small gains, students in Kentucky's largest school system continue to lag behind state averages, according to data released publicly by the Kentucky Department of Education on Nov. 19.

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A new study is being cited as proof that cellphone bans improve student outcomes. Yet, the researchers may have overlooked a major policy shift in their baseline year—one that likely drove the very ...

The state’s standardized test scores are in, and some Fresno County school districts saw noticeable increases in their year-over-year results. Statewide English language arts and math scores are up by ...

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A new study finds that Florida test scores rose and attendance improved after a school cellphone ban, although short-term disciplinary problems also arose in the state. The study, conducted by two ...

First-graders Oliver Hootman and Eva Jimenez Flores practice reading word by word at Carrisa Plains Elementary School with help from Jani Klasfeld, in September 2023. David Middlecamp ...

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In a major education announcement Thursday, Gov. Gavin Newsom revealed that California’s K-12 students achieved significant gains in statewide test scores and signed a new literacy bill aimed to ...