A backlash to standardized tests has been fueled by complaints they take up too much classroom time and questions about how ...

“The public has responded,” Massachusetts Teachers Association president Max Page told supporters ... patchwork system with ...

On Tuesday, voters within the Superior School District voted down the referendum to allow the district to exceed their ...

Massachusetts voters resoundingly approved a ballot question that will remove the requirement that high school students pass ...

The argument for keeping the MCAS exam as a graduation requirement is based around maintaining high, universal standards ...

The question has been one of the most contentious ... committed to fixing a key part of what's wrong in public schools, that is this over-reliance on high-stakes testing," MTA President Max Page told ...

Just days after Massachusetts voted to do away with MCAS-based requirements for high school graduation, new guidance was ...

Under the question’s language, students will continue to take the test as a diagnostic tool, but graduation requirement standards will be left up to local school districts. MTA president Max Page said ...

New research shows middle school students exiting Tennessee’s two primary school turnaround models experienced few educational gains in high school, raising new questions about the ... really need to ...

Republicans had a huge election night, capturing the White House and Senate and possibly keeping the House, but several of their state ballot measures on education issues came up short. From ...

The Relist Watch column examines cert petitions that the Supreme Court has “relisted” for its upcoming conference. A short explanation of relists is available here. The Supreme Court continues to ...

Representatives of the renewable energy company held a session to provide information and answer questions, but residents ...