During the past decade, the educators who operate America’s public schools have been increasingly preoccupied with students’ scores on standardized achievement tests. That’s because schools whose ...

(08-31) 12:44 PDT San Francisco (SF Chronicle) -- More than eight out of every 10 public schools in California met their achievement test goals on the state's "Academic Performance Index" -- compared ...

The Hartley Elementary fifth-graders had a celebration this year, one prompted by the bubbles they’d so judiciously filled in with their No. 2 pencils. Really, it was a celebration of a lot of hard ...

RICHMOND, Va. -- Virginia students made one-year gains in most subjects but achievement in all areas remains below pre-pandemic levels, the Department of Education said Thursday as it released the ...

Although national test scores provide clear evidence on student achievement across time, they do not illuminate what is driving gains or losses. Nonetheless, careful examination of test scores can ...