State tests are a familiar annual ritual—every spring, students in grades 3-8 take exams that assess what they know and are able to do in reading and math. Mandated by federal accountability policy, ...

UPDATE: This story was updated Friday evening with comments from a Murphy administration official. New Jersey schools will begin using a new kind of “adaptive” statewide standardized test next spring ...

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TULSA, Okla. — Local teachers unions responded to the recent mandate made by State Superintendent Ryan Walters claiming he's putting an end to end-of-year state testing. FOX23 reported on Friday when ...

Corrected: A previous version of this article misstated the consequences for low-performing schools related to state and federally required testing. Students in one Arizona district will take fewer ...

FOX23 reached out to several school districts across the Tulsa metro to see if they have received any new guidance or instructions about changes to state testing since Walters made his announcement.

When they voted to end the STAAR test, lawmakers said they wanted to reduce the amount of time students spend taking tests.

ILLINOIS, USA — Education officials in Illinois expect to see a significant increase this year in the percentage of students classified as proficient in reading, writing and math, along with a slight ...