NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — For years, education advocates have said that teachers need to be paid more and students need to be tested less. There are two pieces of legislation that hope to do just that ...

There’s a difference between teaching to the test and developing test-specific thinking that will help students effectively ...

As the end of the school year draws nearer, kids will start sitting down for those long, standardized tests we have all come to know and love. While dozens of parents at one local elementary school ...

Researchers are examining whether a decline in reading and math scores over the last decade is related to the widespread use of smartphones by young people.

More than 100 of Long Island's 124 school districts recorded student opt-out totals above the state rate in the latest round of statewide testing, driving a boycott movement that long has impacted New ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. It’s wrong to assume that striving for perfectionism is inherently bad. It’s often healthy for artists, athletes, and many service ...

Self-assessments encourage students to reflect on their skills, knowledge, learning goals, and progress in a course. These practices can range from quick, low-stakes check-ins on lecture content to in ...

In a rare moment of bipartisan agreement on education policy, Virginia leaders have enacted sweeping changes to the state’s K-12 testing system, aiming to raise student performance and make the ...

Thousands of students, including in Newark, Chicago, and the Denver area, are helping test out federal financial aid forms before they go live to the broader public on or before Dec. 1. The testing, ...