In a recent critique of Smarter Balanced’s online practice tests for mathematics, educational consultant Steven Rasmussen argues that the assessments are “a quagmire of poor technological design, poor ...

California’s Smarter Balanced math scores may look nearly identical to last year’s, but math educators said they saw at least one glimmer of hope: 3rd-graders. Third-graders’ relatively high scores on ...

EdSource · How a California professor once coded secrets in music (rebroadcast) As parents across the state open the envelopes containing their children’s scores on the new Smarter Balanced ...

This spring, tests developed by the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium will be administered to well over 10 million students in 17 states to determine their proficiency on the Common Core ...

I read about rising student math scores and lagging reading scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (Nov. 9, 2011). I find it true that English isn’t getting the focus that it needs.

CHARLESTON — The latest report on how West Virginia high school students are doing shows a sea of red for math performance and needed work on English and Language Arts scores, even while graduation ...

I’m proud of the gains Ontario has made in student achievement and I know our students can do even better. As minister, I’ve heard from business and community leaders who tell me they are looking for ...