Testing times for education
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After the resignation of the head of England's testing agency, the BBC's Mike Baker asks what's wrong with exams.
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School exam results across different parts of Scotland are revealed in official statistics.
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Gone are the days when parents would find out how their kids were doing in school only when report cards came home or during parent-teacher conferences. A growing number of teachers and schools are making grades available nearly in real-time over the Internet. Some teachers include pending assignments, written comments, class participation and disciplinary actions as well.
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By Jennifer Toomer-Cook Deseret Morning News  Maybe it's time, now that some 3,700 high school graduates have diplomas saying they failed the high school exit exam, for some alternatives to the Utah Basic Skills Competency Test, Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. said Tuesday.
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The new test takes less than 12 hours, federal health officials said Monday.
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In the nation&#39;s first comparison of test scores between children in charter schools and regular public schools, students in traditional public schools fared better than similar students in charter schools, The New York Times reported today.
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In the five years since a federal law mandated an expansion of reading and math tests, 44 percent of school districts nationwide have made deep cutbacks in social studies, science, art and music lessons in elementary grades and have even slashed lunchtime, a new survey has found.
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Lawmakers rewriting the No Child Left Behind law want to loosen testing rules for students with limited English skills.
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Fears over exploitation of rules for dyslexic pupils as number of students given extra time increases
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Â· Sats make English pupils most tested in the world  Â· Parents sceptical of league tables, GTC study finds
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States want children to be a year older when they enter school. This could lead to better test scores â and more inequality.
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For nearly six years, the federal government has defined school success mainly by how many students pass state reading and math tests. But a growing number of educators and lawmakers are pushing to give more weight to graduation rates, achievement in science and history and even physical education.
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Aug. 17, 2004 -- Want to work a little more physical fitness into your child&#39;s day by having them walk to school? ...
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Education inspectors want "urgent action" to close a widening gap in primary school reading standards.
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Schools which open their doors out-of-hours can expect improved results, research suggests.
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In recent testing by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Alberta teens placed in the top three for their scores in math, reading and science.
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Teachers are going to have to make some changes.