Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. After years of relying on state tests that painted an incomplete picture, Abilene schools say new benchmarks and local assessments ...

Every assessment is designed to measure a construct. Science achievement, Newtonian mechanics, and understanding inquiry are examples of constructs that might be measured by a science assessment. A ...

This month, Betty Rosa led her first meeting as Board of Regents chancellor. As she begins her term, it is imperative that Rosa remembers the children who face more challenges than many students in ...

After more than a month delay, assessment data for Kentucky students was publicly released Nov. 19, showing small proficiency gains and a slight increase in the state's graduation rate, alongside a ...

Anne Arundel County Public School students outpaced the state average in English language arts proficiency and exceeded in science, but showed mixed results in math skills, according to Maryland ...

The No Child Left Behind Act of 2002 (NCLB, Public Law 110-107) extends the accountability provisions of the 1994 reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (Improving America’s ...