New State Education Department Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia clearly gets it. Under her leadership, the department took the responsible step of selecting a new testing provider for its Common Core ...

The Ohio House of Representatives has passed legislation to protect students from punishment when opting out of testing aligned with Common Core standards. House Bill 7 passed unanimously in February.

Flaws in many students’ test booklets during the English language arts exam last week spurred complaints from frustrated school officials, who say the errors further undermine confidence in the Common ...

Missouri public school children spent untold hours this spring prepping for a new computer-based standardized test. It required written essays, details to back up answers, and raised concerns that ...

As Alabama legislators tabled a bill to withdraw from Common Core national standards, its department of education is adopting related tests and attempting to convince legislators and voters to keep ...

Is the Common Core on its way in — or out? Proponents and opponents are so sharply divided that an assessment of the standards’ prospects depends on whom you ask. The national academic standards have ...

No Child Left Behind, a federal law, mandated that all states give annual tests in grades 3-12 to ensure that all students were proficient. However, each state chose its own test and its own ...

That test has now been banned by the Legislature. It’s the latest development surrounding Common Core, the set of learning standards that has led to parents yelling at state education officials at ...