Students are taking more standardized basic skills tests than ever. But before they can teach the skills, teachers have to show they have them, and that can sometimes be more daunting than the word ...

Baltimore’s middle and high school students scored significantly worse last year on state tests measuring basic reading and math skills – a stark reminder, education officials say, of how badly reform ...

The bill would end the Praxis core test requirement just months after a new law created a pathway letting teachers eschew the basic skills test. (Courtesy of the New Jersey Governor's Office) A bill ...

For the past five years, Minnesota high schools have required students to pass basic-skills tests before they may graduate. Besides students, teachers have also been affected. Our growing faith in ...

Aurora University will host six review sessions in January and February to help students prepare for the Illinois State Board of Education Basic Skills Test. Education and social work majors who plan ...

A New Jersey teachers union wants to change the state's standards for entering the profession. The Garden State currently requires that candidates for teacher certification pass a basic skills test ...

Aurora University will host four review sessions to help students prepare for the Illinois State Board of Education Basic Skills Test. Education and social work majors who plan to work in public ...

Iowa education officials are talking about ending the practice of taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills.The tests have been a standard for Iowa kids since the 1940s.Iowa Department of Education ...