SEATTLE -- The teachers and parents gathered in the Seattle NAACP office Tuesday afternoon represent the growing "Opt-Out" movement against the new state required standardized test - a test that the ...

SEATTLE -- Amid the growing number of parents who are having their students "opt out" of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (SBAC) tests, at one Seattle elementary school not a single student ...

A state-commissioned investigation has found a “preponderance of evidence” suggesting that a Connecticut principal “intentionally manipulated” student answers on standardized tests, according to a ...

TOWNSHEND — School officials throughout the state are raising alarms related to the implementation of new standardized testing after Cognia replaced Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium. “It is an ...

The specter of the COVID-19 pandemic continues to loom over Vermont students, as evidenced by the state's recent release of scores on statewide tests from 2022. The year saw very few gains in ...

“Statistical calculations based on warped figures lead to confusion, frustration and wrong decisions.” These wise words from W. Edwards Deming are most timely as the educational community awaits the ...

As you are aware, SBAC (Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium) testing will begin in the Westport Public Schools later this month. This letter is not to debate the appropriateness of this testing or ...

DANBURY — More than two-thirds of city students tested not proficient in math and English language arts for the 2023-2024 school year, statewide testing data shows. State Smarter Balanced assessment ...