The dramatic gains in student test scores on a national math exam over the past decade are being called into question by an analysis from the Brookings Institution’s Brown Center, which found ...

It's that time of year, when students around the Lone Star State take the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness, or STAAR test, to test, well...their academic readiness. The standardized ...

February 5, 2026 - Fresno Unified invested $30 million in services that go beyond traditional academics, from housing assistance to music production and lunchtime sports. Eighth-graders in the United ...

Math performance has slightly rebounded since the Covid-19 pandemic closed schools, but reading performance hasn’t bounced back, according to new National Assessment of Educational Progress data ...

Eighth grade test scores in Maryland have been declining for many years — and not just because schools shut down during the coronavirus pandemic. Math and reading scores tested annually have steadily ...

North Carolina fourth- and eighth-grade students scored worse on math and reading exams this spring than before the pandemic, new federal data show. The drops in math scores are bigger than ever seen ...

Arkansas fourth graders earned a math score of 233, down 1 point from 2017 and 2 points from 2015, and below the 240 national average. The state's eighth grade math test-takers earned an average score ...

Only 22 percent of New York's 8 th graders scored high enough on the 2017 standardized test to be considered proficient at math. But the numbers are even worse in high-needs schools in both cities and ...