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Math and reading scores for 12th graders in the U.S. were at a historic low even before the COVID-19 pandemic forced a massive shift to remote learning, according to results of the 2019 National Assessment of Educational Progress released in late 2020. We asked three scholars to explain why so many high school seniors aren’t proficient in these critical subjects. Elizabeth Leyva, director of entry-level mathematics, Texas A&M University-San Antonio One might expect the jump from high school to college mathematics to be a natural progression, or a small step up in difficulty or expectations....

Some parents are concerned statewide standardized testing won't be fair to students who were forced to learn remotely due to the pandemic.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many disruptions for public education in Indiana, and while that may seem like a good reason to forgo the ILEARN test, Republican leaders believe that’s

The state superintendent noted that the state has spent about $100 million dollars on tools to improve safety for teachers, students and staff.

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted a multitude of preexisting problems. In California, the standardized testing debate is one of them. For years, educators, researchers and students alike have pointed out several major flaws of the SAT and ACT as a part of the college admissions process. Many argue that despite efforts to create more equitable testing, standardized tests still do not measure intelligence or academic ability and that the test is biased, such as that it tends to put students of color, students from low-income families and disabled students at a disadvantage. “I don’t t...