In recent years, more states have pushed to expand access to pre-kindergarten, citing its success in narrowing achievement gaps and increasing test scores throughout students’ time in school.

For problems in the genitourinary (GU) tract (which includes the kidneys, prostate, and bladder), health providers usually use a combination of screening tools, including blood tests, imaging ...

I am a supporter of eliminating the MCAS as a graduation requirement, not just because of students with disabilities or second language learners but because “teaching to the test” creates a ...

Third graders, the youngest test-takers who were not yet in kindergarten when the pandemic hit, saw the highest gains in both reading and math compared to the the previous year’s third-grade ...

And they did better on 11th grade math tests than their peers who had been placed into a remedial track—without affecting the achievement of the on-level students in the class. The findings ...

The findings come as scientists have been racing to democratize diagnostic testing, which can be hard for people in rural areas or developing countries to access and, in the case of blood tests ...

Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress is a yearly test that focuses on math, science and English language arts. Students in third through eighth grades, and ninth-, 10th- and 11th-graders ...

If a student elects to take Calculus 1, they will need to take a math placement exam (see “Do I need a math test?” below). Students exploring majors in math, science, and computer science are ...