Chalkbeat Ideas is a new section featuring reported columns on the big ideas and debates shaping American schools. Sign up for the Ideas newsletter to follow our work. A striking wave of nostalgia is ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis (R-FL) celebrated the nearly one million Florida students deemed at or above their respective grade levels in the state's new system, which shifts away from end-of-year testing. The ...
AUSTIN, Texas (KBTX) - The Texas House voted 143-1 this week to approve House Bill 4, a sweeping measure that would fundamentally restructure the state’s standardized testing system by phasing out ...
WORCESTER — Just a year after Massachusetts voters resoundingly overturned using the 10th grade MCAS exam as a graduation requirement, state leaders are sparking debate by recommending end-of-course ...
Florida will eliminate the Certificate of Completion for students who do not pass required exit exams starting in 2026. The author argues that Florida should eliminate its high school graduation ...
I am glad State Education Commissioner John King Jr. has rescheduled Common Core information meetings. But I am not sure the new format is an improvement or a barrier to real dialogue with parents, ...
BOSTON — High school students would take end-of-course tests designed, administered and scored by the state under new graduation requirements recommended by a state council and cheered by Gov. Maura ...