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The Classic Learning Test emphasizes the Western canon and Christian thought. It’s the latest move by Gov. Ron DeSantis to shake up the education establishment.

The Classic Learning Test is the college admissions exam that most students have never heard of. An alternative to the SAT and ACT for only a small number of mostly religious colleges, the test is known for its emphasis on the Western canon, with a big dose of Christian thought. But Friday, Florida’s public university system, which includes the University of Florida and Florida State University, is expected to become the first state system to approve the Classic Learning Test, or CLT, for...

For most people, the new economics of higher ed make going to college a risky bet.

NORWOOD - Frank Frederick Hess, 81, long time resident of Park Street, unexpectedly passed away Saturday morning, August 12 at Upstate University Medical Center. Frank was born April 17, 1942

The polling company Gallup has been asking American parents the same question since 1999: Are you satisfied with your oldest childs education? Every year through January 2020, between two-thirds and 80% said yes.

In a recently conducted poll, 80% of parents said they were somewhat or completely satisfied with their child’s school

Despite debates about pandemic-era closures, learning loss, and curriculum about race and gender, most parents still give their public schools high marks.

COVID-19’s cataclysmic effect on K–12 education, coming on the heels of a decade of stagnation in schools, has yielded a lost generation of growth for adolescents, new federal data reveal. Wednesday’s publication of scores from the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) — America’s most prominent benchmark of learning, typically referred to as the Nation’s […]

The GOP primary contest is well underway, with several candidates in the field. Here’s your roundup of where they stand in the polls and what they’re prioritizing when it comes to education policy.

It's hard for the public to make fair assessments of conservative education reforms when all they read and hear is misguided spin.