As two state consortia work to finish new assessments aligned with the Common Core State Standards, some mathematics experts say they’re worried that the computer-based testing platforms will hamper a ...

Apr. 19—Testing data shows students locally and throughout the state struggle even more with math proficiency than reading, yet unlike the Literacy Act, the Numeracy Act includes no provision for ...

Some math experts are worried the computer-based testing platforms that PARCC and Smarter Balanced plan to use for common-core tests this spring will make it tough for students to show what they know, ...

Federal and state officials are in talks to work out a conflict in testing requirements under the state’s new high school graduation standards and federal education law that could mean "double-testing ...

On a breezy July morning in South Seattle, a dozen elementary-aged students ran math relays behind an elementary school. One by one, they raced to a table, where they scribbled answers to ...

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The traditional ways of teaching math have not been working, according to the San Diego Unified School District. Years ago, the district surveyed students and found that many of them couldn’t explain ...

Volusia County Schools students will spend significantly less time taking formal tests this year, following changes to the district’s assessment calendar approved at Tuesday night’s school board ...

Oregon made its elementary and middle school math tests much harder this year, and braced for passing rates to plunge as students faced the tougher targets. But in every grade, students leaned into ...