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Teachers' union and former BPS student make case for eliminating MCAS graduation requirement
GBH News· 13 hours agoThe proposal seeks to shift the focus from standardized testing to a certification process that...
Math is tripping up community college students. Some schools are trying something new
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 20 hours agoStudents in the study who were taught math through an applied approach performed significantly better on two of three standardized tests than those taught ...
State superintendent announces plans to cut back on testing in K-12 schools
Casper Star-Tribune· 1 day agoThe state superintendent announced plans to reduce the level of standardized testing across the...
Emmys’ Confusing Nomination Formula No Longer Makes Sense Post-Peak TV
Variety via AOL· 12 hours agoMath is hard. It’s why some of us got into journalism, where we deal with words — not numbers. But...
Watchdog report: Mediocre Missouri falls in all four child well-being measures
The Center Square· 8 hours agoCompared to last year’s report, Missouri fell in the state rankings of the economic well-being of...
Editorial: Learning loss continues to hamper student achievement in Virginia
The Virginian-Pilot· 7 hours agoYou might say Virginia schools have a form of long COVID: Students who were in the early grades when...
Changes coming to ILEARN
Kokomo Tribune, Ind. via Yahoo News· 5 days agoA new ILEARN test is coming to classrooms for the 2025-26 school year, but some area schools will try out the new model starting this fall. Eastern and Northwestern are among ...
How Heat Affects the Brain
New York Times· 5 days agoIn July 2016, a heat wave hit Boston, with daytime temperatures averaging 92 degrees for five days in a row. Other students, not so much — they were...
One way to combat chronic absenteeism? Make school fun. - The Boston Globe
The Boston Globe· 1 day agoThe prototype — made of cardboard, pipe cleaners, and popsicle sticks — is one of many projects...
St. Cloud AI summit calls for changes to curriculum, state standards
Star Tribune (Minneapolis) via Yahoo News· 2 days agoST. CLOUD – The St. Cloud school district this week gathered educators, business leaders and...