A few years ago, a student from Russia showed up on the campus of the University at Buffalo to begin training for the tennis team before the academic year started. She spoke such poor English, however ...

The Smarter Balanced states that are designing common-core assessments have agreed to a series of testing supports for students that include native language translations of test directions and test ...

Schoolchildren who are still learning English typically take a federally required test shortly after the winter break that measures their fluency in the language. This school year is far from typical, ...

To guarantee security and accessibility goals are met, it’s essential that English-language testing is fair, accurate and unbiased for students of all backgrounds Making sure that international ...

The number of Long Island students in grades three through eight who scored proficient in English during the latest round of state testing has fallen to less than half, though the region's performance ...

Can a $49, AI-enabled, take-anywhere English skills test -- created by the developer of a free smartphone language app -- disrupt the crowded world of higher ed ...

The No Child Left Behind Act has pushed states to an unprecedented level of testing the reading, writing, speaking, and listening skills of students who are learning English. Today, 4½ years after the ...

As AI reshapes how we study, work, and communicate, questions are being asked about the future of English language learning and testing. If translation tools and generative text can produce fluent ...

Eli Soler recently added an element to his classes for would-be commercial truck drivers: a mock roadside English-proficiency test. “How many hours have you driven? Where is this load going to?” Soler ...

D.C. students made small improvements in 2023 citywide tests, but scores remain lower than the pre-pandemic testing results of 2019. Public school students in third through 12th grade took the tests ...