Math and reading scores are way up in a high-poverty California district, but some teachers say there's too much testing.

Testing is essential to improve schools and inform parents.

As achievement falls, the "honesty gap" grows.

A majority of black, Hispanic and low-income fourth-graders have "below basic" reading skills. Does it matter?

How Louisiana is raising reading scores and hoping to improve math achievement.

Catholic school students are one to two years ahead of public students in reading and math.

School spending soared in the last 10 years as test scores fell -- except in states such as Louisiana and Mississippi.

Achievement is falling, and gaps are widening, for American students and adults since well before the pandemic.

Taking AP Calculus is almost obligatory for students applying for top colleges, even if they aren't interested in math or science majors.

Texas' board of education has narrowly approved a new K-5 curriculum that includes Bible stories , reports Shaun Rabb for Fox News....

"We're in the midst of an "education depression," an "era of shrinking outcomes and opportunity," writes Tim Daly. From 1990 to 2013,...

A Massachusetts ballot measure ending state graduation requirements is backed by 58% of voters, says new poll.

Grading may be stressful, writes George Leef on the Martin Center for Academic Renewal. It may deliver unwelcome news to students or...

Teachers can't turn every student into an eager learner, but they can make it harder to cheat.

Even elite colleges don't read very much and have trouble staying focused on books.

States are hiding pandemic learning loss by lowering the bar for "proficiency" on state tests.

When I was in school in the '60s, we read Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights , Great Expectations, Hard Times, Canterbury Tales, The...

Los Angeles Unified will let 10 schools with low-income students drop standardized tests in favor of their own assessments.

Wisconsin is lowering expectations for students.

Most grades don't match students' test scores, according to the Equitable Grading Project.