State accountability systems were designed with good intentions: to ensure rigor and drive continuous student improvement. In ...

Standardized tests should be used as “a flashlight” on what works in education not as “a hammer” to force outcomes, Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said during a speech last week. The statement ...

Education officials from five statewide organizations are pushing for fundamental changes in the way student achievement is measured each year and how schools are held accountable for meeting the ...

It’s a common argument against standardized testing: It’s left less time for creativity, collaboration, and depth in schools. Now, a new pilot in the nation’s second largest district will put that ...

A new DPS policy calls for closing schools with persistently low state ratings, which are based on standardized test scores.

Policymakers in both chambers of Congress and across the ideological spectrum have coalesced around the need for stronger accountability in higher education. Effective long-term reform would minimize ...

Now is the time for Hoosiers to ask questions about the state Department Education’s draft accountability network.

Indiana education officials are laying the groundwork for a new A-F accountability system they said is aligned with what Hoosiers agree are the characteristics important to lifelong success. The State ...

Math and reading scores dropped to their lowest levels in more than two decades among high school seniors. That's according to the Nation’s Report Card put out by the National Assessment of ...

Both Republicans and Democrats have said STAAR sets students up for failure, raising questions about basing a state takeover ...

Math and reading scores dropped to their lowest levels in more than two decades among high school seniors. That's according to the Nation’s Report Card put out by the National Assessment of ...