Standardized Testing News

South Carolina students generally performed better on standardized tests this year, but Lowcountry school districts didn't see as much improvement, according to Palmetto Achievement Challenge Test results ...

Virginia is a swing state this year with 13 electoral votes at stake. And Wednesday, BOTH major presidential candidates brought their campaigns to the Commonwealth.

Beginning next week, students will undertake their first round of standardized tests for this school year, and school officials are hoping everyone is prepared.

Peter Miguel Camejo, a three-time Green Party candidate for governor and Ralph Nader's 2004 vice presidential running mate, died early Saturday at his home, family associates said Saturday.

Three Lower Hudson Valley schools that have consistently done well on the state's standardized tests have received national recognition as examples of how to do education right.

Two Mercer County high school students have been named semifinalists in the 2009 National Merit Scholarship Program.

This 119 page report by Alabama Policy Institute reveals the good and bad about an Alabama education.

Atul Vyas scored in the top 1 percent on his medical school entry exams, but he was having trouble answering one question on applications to Harvard and Duke: Describe a hardship you've overcome.

The annual Jim and Betty Dye Scholarship Dinner was held this summer at Lansing Country Club.

First-graders D.J. White, left, and Allison John, both 6, sampled organic granola bars offered by the PTA Sept.

So much rides on public school students' test scores. They can make or break a principal's career.

Oklahoma State University says that 3,073 new freshmen have enrolled at the school for the current semester.

Youth Interlock's Midnight Madness, a three-day event featuring an anti-violence seminar, basketball scouts and rating services for high school girls and boys, and an All-Star basketball environment for young ...

State Superintendent of Schools Jim Rex celebrates his 2nd year in office with 2 events of note.

Seven area high school seniors have been named semifinalists in the prestigious 54th annual National Merit Scholarship program.

Teachers across North Carolina are contacting lawmakers as well as the state's largest teachers' group in hopes of preventing future cuts in their annual performance bonuses.

The U.S. government Wednesday honored Alta Elementary school as an exceptional Blue Ribbon School.

With CATS scores out statewide, the Commonwealth's biggest public school district, Jefferson County, reports it's also done well.

SAT scores of students in Defense Department schools in the past school year drooped by 3 points in critical reading and in writing and 2 points in math compared to the previous year, leading school officials ...

With a nationwide shortage of science teachers and plummeting student test scores, many school districts are forced to hire teachers with science degrees but little training in education or experience teaching.