The law mandates that every state must set standards for what students in each grade should know and be able to do in the subjects of reading, math and science, and that schools measure students' ...

The days of bringing sharpened pencils and brushing away eraser shavings during standardized tests are numbered. That's the case for New York students who take the annual state tests for grades 3-8 in ...

Education and technology forces have converged this year to vault computer-based testing into the headlines, raising important questions about whether this new mode of assessment is more useful than ...

The big question: As educators reevaluate the role of cellphones in schools, some also are taking a closer look at the use of technology in testing. Consultant Dale Chu, a former chief of staff to the ...