More than a year after students took a new state science exam but never got their scores, the state is providing at least a glimpse of how well kids did — and it’s sobering. Only about 39 percent of ...

Fewer than one-third of American 8th graders are proficient in science, but most students are improving, and achievement gaps are closing between students who are black or Hispanic and their white ...

More Lancaster County kids are on track with English and science this year, according to state test results released Thursday. But math is a different story. The average portion of third- through ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story contained an incorrect spelling of the name of Sonoma schools Superintendent Louann Carlomagno. Dark window coverings block any sunlight from filtering into ...

The U.S. Department of Education is funding a five-year, nearly $8 million study in South Florida to determine if gamification can help improve fifth grade science scores. Under this initiative, ...

Every fall, Oregon Department of Education releases data from the spring's standardized testing. Students in grades 3-8 and 11 are tested in English language arts and math. Science is only tested in ...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The State Education Department has released test data for the 2023-2024 school year, revealing that the Rochester City School District’s fifth-grade science proficiency is ...

This story has been updated with comments from the Juneau School District. Juneau students are slightly above the statewide average in English and science assessment scores released Friday, and ...

New testing data shows the COVID-19 pandemic may have a lasting impact on students' academic performances, with the latest scores showing a lack of improvement. The Oregon Department of Education ...

After making gains in 2012, Minnesota students’ scores on state proficiency tests dropped in most grades and subgroups this year, the state Department of Education reported Monday. The dips came as ...

Proficiency exams for computer science will now be offered to current students during the middle of either the spring or fall semesters, allowing them to test out of a class in the following semester.

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