What is achievement? In Minnesota, we measure achievement by testing how well students can read English, as well as their math and science skills. But surely “achievement” is far more than what can be ...

Yes, the ways in which standardized bubble-in tests are open to abuse are rampant—and gaming of test scores has increasingly important repercussions. In the long run it leads to an increasingly toxic ...

A bill tweaking how Kentucky grades, identifies and supports its schools cleared the Senate amid lingering questions on a change to how the state measures struggling student groups. Senate Bill 158, ...