Forbes

The March SAT Test Crisis: What Happened And How Students Can Navigate The Chaos

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write on the human/political issues surrounding college admissions. Update: March 11: The College Board responded with the ...
Forbes

Understanding Perfectionism And Test Anxiety Among College Students

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. It’s wrong to assume that striving for perfectionism is inherently bad. It’s often healthy for artists, athletes, and many service ...
KPBS

Student test scores surge, but still lag behind pre-pandemic levels

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s K-12 students are emerging from the pandemic malaise, posting the most significant academic improvements ...
Education Week

Student Test Scores Keep Falling. What’s Really to Blame?

Ever since COVID-19 closed U.S. schools for in-person instruction in March 2020, questions about pandemic learning loss have shaped reactions to new data on student learning. How much did achievement ...
Los Angeles Times

Student test score descriptions get a makeover: Advanced, Proficient, Developing, Minimal

The State Board of Education has selected four new labels to describe how well students are doing state tests. There was debate over the best way to describe students who are not proficient. The new ...
The Hechinger Report

OPINION: Instead of panicking over test scores, let’s rethink how we measure learning and student success

Each year, America spends roughly $2 billion on standardized achievement tests at the national and state levels. Credit: John Locher/Associated Press The Hechinger Report covers one topic: education.
Los Angeles Times

Compton Unified stands out as a national leader in raising student test scores

The Compton Unified School District is winning recognition for its success with students, who are showing significant, long-term academic improvement that is outpacing growth in California and the ...
EdSource

Despite test score gains, California students still lag behind pre-pandemic levels

EdSource · How one bilingual educator’s childhood trauma fuels his fight for inclusion Five years after the Covid pandemic closed schools and pushed students into a year of distance learning, ...
WLRN

Students' scores on Florida tests show benchmark improvements. National indicators aren't as promising

Florida students did better on their state benchmark tests this year. But one critic said these tests are not an accurate indicator of how students are — or aren't — improving. Students take Florida ...
Inside Higher Ed

Test Analysis Worksheet Encourages Student Metacognition

Many of today’s college students have experienced disruptions to their education due to the COVID-19 pandemic, negatively affecting their personal well-being as well as their academic preparation.
The Hill

With student scores flailing, DOGE changes to national tests raise red flags

Cuts to the Department of Education are hitting national student assessments even as sirens blare on student test scores. The 17-year-old long-term National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) ...
NJ.com

N.J. students are finally beating pre-pandemic test scores in one surprising subject

New Jersey students are testing at pre-pandemic levels in one subject — science — while continuing to struggle in other areas, according to new data released by the state Board of Education this week.