How can I assume that? The test asked them to define the word decipher, and 24 percent got it wrong. “You can’t believe how low ‘below basic’ is,” says Carol Jago, a former public-school teacher who ...

Schools are less likely to offer Latino and Black students early algebra, limiting odds they will get advanced courses and higher-paying jobs.

You might find the following question on a first-grade math test: "Fill in the box: 7+2 = [blank] + 6." What you wouldn't expect is for 25 percent of incoming freshmen at a highly ranked university to ...

The Tupper Lake Central School District recently released its state test results from last year. The district’s passing rates lagged behind all state averages for grades three through eight in English ...

85% of third graders passed the third-grade reading assessment after the final retest. It was one point higher than the ...

On Monday, the Oklahoma State Chamber discussed how the state's shortfalls have had a larger impact on overall economics and ...

This month, I went to school for parent-teacher conferences. My second-grader’s self-evaluation form listed several categories: “I follow directions,” “I understand math,” “I like to read,” and one we ...

Karoline Leavitt was mocked on Monday for what critics online have previously dubbed “MAGA Math.” The White House press secretary fully embraced her boss’ habit of mathematically impossible bragging ...

Abstract: This study investigated the effectiveness of game-based assessment in mitigating test anxiety among third-grade students in mathematics. Employing a quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test ...

Out of nearly 3,300 third graders in New Orleans public schools last year, only four were required to repeat the grade under a new state reading law. It isn't because the city's students are so ...

(The Center Square) – North Carolina public school students did better on 12 of 15 math and reading standardized tests taken at the end of the school year last spring, according to new data presented ...