“I didn’t even try because I always fail.” Fail. This heartbreaking statement is from a student in a Williamsburg-James City County middle school who recently took their Virginia Standards of Learning ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) – Until two years ago, Virginia third-graders were required to take four Standards of Learning exams per year. Students were tested across all disciplines and asked to demonstrate ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane says the focus of Standards of Learning testing, or SOLs, this spring should focus on identifying the academic needs of students ...

NORFOLK, Va. - Standards of Learning (SOL) test results generally went up year-to-year in Virginia, but remain below pre-pandemic levels, according to the Virginia Dept. of Education. In a release, ...

March 20 update: Students impacted by school closures due to the coronavirus pandemic will not have to take standardized tests this spring. U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced that the U ...

The stagnant results for the Williamsburg-James City County schools SOL tests reported in the Aug. 17 Virginia Gazette were particularly disheartening because I know that our teachers invested major ...

BOTETOURT COUNTY, Va. – SOL testing is going on right now across Virginia. It's a stressful time for students, parents and teachers. "I actually had just become an assistant principal in Roanoke ...

RICHMOND, Va. – Virginia SOL testing will have a new focus this spring and summer. On Wednesday, Superintendent of Public Instruction James Lane said that Standard of Learning testing will focus on ...

As reform slowly takes shape, Virginia’s Standards of Learning tests continue to be the measuring stick for student learning. The Virginia Department of Education released the 2014-2015 average pass ...