Discover the hidden power and racial biases of standardized testing. Learn how it perpetuates inequality and harms Black ...

In a recent tweet, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, asserted: "Standardized testing doesn't help kids learn, and it doesn't help teachers teach." Instead, she argued ...

Closing schools to combat the spread of the coronavirus is having a sweeping impact on an annual rite of spring: the standardized tests that are dreaded by millions of students and teachers alike.

America’s K–12 standardized-testing system has fallen short in providing educators with the necessary tools to improve student achievement. Administering frequent hybrid exams—which combine ...

Official-looking booklets are passed out. You hurriedly fill out a scantron. Hours later, the proctor says “pencils down,” and your results are secret for months. This is standardized testing in ...

Each year, America spends roughly $2 billion on standardized achievement tests at the national and state levels. Credit: John Locher/Associated Press The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education.

Standardized assessments have been a critical staple of pre-college students’ academic repertoires. As with any typical office occupation, test-takers must complete paperwork, weighing multiple ...

The Biden Administration is not letting schools off the hook this year when it comes to standardized testing. Sign up for our Daily eBlast to get coverage on Black communities from the media company ...

This is the first of a two-part series on standardized testing. The second part will run next week. By definition, a standardized test is a test that is administered and scored in a consistent manner.

With spring around the corner and end-of-year state testing season looming, there’s still uncertainty about what standardized assessments will actually look like this year—or whether schools will give ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Starting in third grade, your child will begin taking standardized tests in North Carolina. What do they take and when? It all depends on the grade and school district they are in.

The New Mexico Public Education Department urged schools to ramp up standardized testing this fall to pinpoint potential learning gaps caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an announcement ...