Oregon won't require students to show mastery of reading, writing or math to collect a high school diploma, reports Sami Edge in The...

Timed tests are unpopular with progressive educators, writes Hechinger's Jill Barshay. They think they're stressful and reward the...

Number 2 pencils and fill-in-the-bubble are out, writes Matteo Wong in The Atlantic. Standardized tests are going digital. In a few...

The new digital SAT will take two hours, instead of three, and will give students more time to answer each question. That's a much better...

"Competency-based education," which assesses students on skills rather than seat time, is finally becoming a reality for vocational...

How do you get a job at Goldman Sachs? In the U.S., it usually takes a degree from an elite college to get in the door. In Britain,...

Earning A-levels was easier for British students during the pandemic. Passing college classes is harder. Worried by a 30 percent college...

The most effective use of class time depends on the subject, concludes a study conducted in high-poverty English high schools, reports...

America's 13-year-olds are moving backwards educationally, according to a new report on long term trends by the National Assessment of...

The U.S. Supreme Court to end racial preferences in college admissions, very soon, just about everyone predicts. So what happens next?...

Test scores are out. Everyone's got an A average. The "community service" trip to Mexico and the start-your-own-charity gambit are...

Grades are up! Graduation rates are rising! But that's not good news. Test scores are down, across the country, writes Hechinger's Jill...

Keri Rodrigues, co-founder and president of the National Parents Union, complained on Twitter about the special-education team "who...

Cheating has become the norm for college students, writes Suzy Weiss on Free Press. "Remote learning" during Covid lowered standards and...

The college admissions race is a waste of time, argues Rick Hess, education policy director of the American Enterprise Institute. Except...

British students who pass a national math exam at 15 or 16 don't have to take any more math, unless they need higher-level math for...

Four more Virginia high schools failed to tell students they'd won a National Merit commendation, at least not in time to list the honor...

Rick Singer was sentenced to 42 months in prison this week for helping wealthy parents bribe and scam their children's way into...

Tell parents the unpleasant truth about learning loss, writes Andrew Rotherham in a story on the state NAEP scores in the The 74. "The...

Fourth- and eighth-graders' math and reading proficiency fell across the country after two years of disruption, reports the National...