"When the testing administration system is dysfunctional, the results are suspect, if not useless," said Bob Schaeffer, the public education director at FairTest, a nonprofit organization that serves ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. - A standardized math test for about 15,000 students in Minnesota was disrupted by computer problems. The state Department of Education temporarily suspended online testing Tuesday ...

Georgia school districts reached different conclusions about the right path forward after glitches mared the online administration of the Georgia Milestones tests. Some are, and others are not, using ...

New York Department of Education has been phasing in computer-based assessments, rather than using bubble sheets and pencils. "There's a lot of frustration," Rockland BOCES spokesperson Scott Salotto ...

Various standardized tests are used across different states and grade levels. Schools and educators must prepare for student accommodations, testing security, and other related aspects. After 50 years ...

Smarter Balanced tests were developed by a consortium of several states, and are part of a new generation of computer-administered assessments aligned with Common Core standards. The tests are widely ...

I see the merit in Jacob Stewart's recent column, "Indiana’s phone ban wasn’t enough. We need technology-free schools," which advocates for technology-free schools. However, the one critical part his ...

Earlier this month, President Trump signed a memorandum requiring increased transparency in higher education admissions. The purpose of the order is to ensure that universities are admitting students ...

As most states have moved to new standardized tests based on the Common Core during the past two years, many also have switched from administering those tests the old-fashioned way ...