For students, the start of a new school year can feel like a blank slate, a chance to begin anew. This year, however, Seattle students (along with their parents and teachers) can be forgiven for ...

TULSA, Okla. — Tulsa Public Schools (TPS) will present their monthly report, including the latest "Measures of Academic Progress" (MAP) test scores in the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) ...

Entering a contentious debate over reading, Gov. Gavin Newsom proposes that districts base literacy instruction on decades of research known as “the science of reading” as the next step to getting all ...

Four decades ago at the Jolly Roger restaurant in Chehalis, a group of school administrators dreamed up the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP), the set of exams that is now under attack in Seattle.

In math, Cotter’s average score in grades one through eight was about 9.6 points above the national average. For example, the national average for fifth grade was 206, and Cotter’s was 213.9.