There’s a tension between the state’s responsibility to improve MCAP and its duty to ensure tests are comparable from year to year, teachers say.

A new study from a team at Sick Kids and St. Michael’s Hospital, in the Journal of the American Medical Association, found ...

Rhode Island students posted modest gains on this year’s standardized tests, though only about one in three are meeting ...

Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislationon Wednesday replacing STAAR, the state’s widely unpopular state standardized test, for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of each school year.

Skeptics of the replacement, which requires three exams throughout the year, want to see less restrictions on testing day and ...

Former Education Secretary Margaret Spellings on testing, accountability, and how to reverse the decade-long decline in U.S.

“When kids are spending more time on screens, they are usually spending less time playing, reading and interacting face-to-face, which can negatively impact their learning and knowledge. Electronic ...

Researchers hope data out of Texas will raise awareness about a type of infection commonly spread through kissing bugs. It’s ...

The new system, the SSTAR, is a series of three smaller tests distributed throughout the year rather than one large end-of-course cumulative test. Republican lawmakers have marketed the new testing ...

The American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists (AATCC) is proud to announce the renewal of its OEKO-TEX® ECO ...

Let's be real: in the e-bike world, a thousand bucks usually gets you... not much. Especially if you're looking for something with fat tires and a motor that can actually pull you up a hill. So when I ...

Unfortunately, VO2 max decreases a lot faster when you stop straining than it increases with training. “Early on, you can see ...