The now famous Wesman Personnel Classification Test that started all the trouble in the Dallas Independent School District was not designed specifically to examine teacher competence. The test that 36 ...

Florida’s parents want and deserve to have confidence that their children’s teachers have a strong understanding of the subjects they are teaching. The state’s subject-specific teacher certification ...

This is part of a series from education blogger Laura Waters of NJ Left Behind. One of the most contentious issues surrounding education reform is whether or not one can measure teacher effectiveness ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Natalie Wexler is an education writer focusing on literacy. An aspiring teacher (left) works with students in a first-grade ...

The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education. Sign up for our newsletters to have stories delivered to your inbox. Consider becoming a member to support our nonprofit journalism. A theme here at ...

Hundreds of thousands of state-required tests are taken in Kentucky schools each year to determine students’ academic progress. If trends found in a Herald-Leader analysis of 1,249 testing allegations ...

I am a longtime educator and I plan to vote “Yes” on Question 2, which would replace the MCAS test as a high school graduation requirement. Instead, students would need to demonstrate that they have ...

In schools throughout the country, it is testing season--time for students to take the Big Standardized Test (the PARCC, SBA, or your state's alternative). This ritual really blossomed way back in the ...

Republican state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters says Oklahoma will roll out a new certification test "in two weeks or so" for teachers moving to Oklahoma from "left-wing" states. Walters gave the ...

Teachers have helped students cheat on California's high-stakes achievement tests -- or blundered badly enough to compromise their validity -- in at least 123 public schools since 2004, a Chronicle ...