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Requiring ACT tests for 11th graders up for vote

Tue, 21 May 2013 05:05:18 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - Every high school student in Wisconsin would take the ACT college entrance exam during their junior year under a proposal up for a vote in the Legislature's budget committee.

Criticism flares around new Pa. graduation tests

Sat, 18 May 2013 14:29:50 -0400

HARRISBURG, Pennsylvania - A move to toughen academic achievement standards and tie them to graduation tests for public school students is facing a groundswell of criticism.

No Child Left Behind gauge may end in Pennsylvania

Sat, 18 May 2013 11:19:48 -0400

PITTSBURGH - Adequate yearly progress has been the assessment measurement for schools and school districts in Pennsylvania since the enactment of the federal No Child Left Behind Law in January 2001.

Some students to receive new MEAP math scores

Fri, 17 May 2013 07:40:13 -0400

LANSING, Michigan - Some students will get new Michigan Education Assessment Program math scores after a problem with some questions on the exam.

Miss. seniors get another shot to pass grad tests

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:10:43 -0400

JACKSON, Mississippi - Mississippi officials are trying to retest hundreds of high school seniors who flunked exams that are required for graduation.

St. Louis-area teen earns national honor

Thu, 16 May 2013 05:07:49 -0400

SUNSET HILLS, Missouri - A suburban St. Louis high school student is among the select few from across the country chosen as a 2013 U.S. Presidential Scholar.

GED tests free in Ky. for 11 weeks

Wed, 15 May 2013 04:06:30 -0400

FRANKFORT, Kentucky - The GED test can be taken for free in Kentucky for the next few weeks.

Galesburg student earns perfect ACT score

Tue, 14 May 2013 04:09:40 -0400

GALESBURG, Illinois - A junior student at Galesburg High School has scored a perfect 36 on the ACT.

Memphis test fraud ringleader gets 7 years

Mon, 13 May 2013 16:05:31 -0400

MEMPHIS, Tennessee - A longtime Memphis educator who helped teachers cheat on certification exams over a 15 year period was sentenced Monday to seven years in federal prison.

Memphis test fraud ringleader gets 7 years

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:55:05 -0400

MEMPHIS, Tennessee - A federal judge in Memphis has sentenced a longtime Memphis educator to seven years in prison in a test-taking fraud scheme.

Indianapolis schools encounter more ISTEP glitches

Mon, 13 May 2013 14:51:36 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Indianapolis students trying to complete standardized tests that already have been delayed by technical issues have encountered more problems.

W.Va. school meal effort not starting from scratch

Sun, 12 May 2013 09:29:26 -0400

CHARLESTON, West Virginia - Students should notice West Virginia's ambitious new plan to target child hunger while improving academic performance when they arrive this fall.

NYC mayoral candidates woo teachers' union

Sat, 11 May 2013 15:08:36 -0400

NEW YORK - Six mayoral candidates courting the city's teachers union all criticized Mayor Michael Bloomberg's education policies on Saturday but differed over how much they would change them.

AP psych tests for Md. high school under review

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:11:27 -0400

GAITHERSBURG, Maryland - A Montgomery County high school student recorded a cellphone video at a testing center, potentially invalidating the Advanced Placement tests of about 275 classmates.

Test scoring errors cause trouble in NYC schools

Sat, 11 May 2013 08:56:45 -0400

NEW YORK - A company hired to grade standardized tests in New York City's public schools is in danger of losing its contract after a pair of scoring errors led to thousands of kids being wrongly ruled ineligible for programs for gifted students.

Students say they are unprepared for test

Thu, 09 May 2013 06:43:31 -0400

PROVIDENCE, Rhode Island - Some Providence high school students are complaining that the state is testing them on subjects they have not been taught.

Georgia release new grades for public schools

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:00:55 -0400

ATLANTA - The Georgia Department of Education on Tuesday launched its new report card for the state's public schools, with an online tool that allows parents to look up school and district scores across the state.

3 Nevada students earn Presidential Scholar award

Tue, 07 May 2013 05:40:19 -0400

LAS VEGAS - Three Nevada high schoolers have earned the prestigious title of Presidential Scholar from the U.S. Department of Education.

2 Indiana HS seniors named presidential scholars

Tue, 07 May 2013 04:04:43 -0400

INDIANAPOLIS - Two Indiana high school seniors have been named presidential scholars for this year.

Texas Senate OKs testing standards overhaul

Mon, 06 May 2013 20:17:14 -0400

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas Senate on Monday unanimously approved its version of a major high school curriculum overhaul, reducing the number of standardized tests students must pass to graduate from a nation-leading 15 to five while allowing some to earn diplomas without taking upper-level math courses such as Algebra II.

ACT to start giving tests digitally

Mon, 06 May 2013 17:34:32 -0400

WASHINGTON - Goodbye, No. 2 pencils. Hello, iPads.

Students buy fake GED diplomas to avoid new tests

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:38:38 -0400

JANESVILLE, Wisconsin - Some students in Rock and Green counties who are struggling to complete the GED program have succumbed to buying fake high school diplomas, an administrator said.

11 percent of Wis. kindergarteners not set to read

Mon, 06 May 2013 11:35:07 -0400

MADISON, Wisconsin - Eleven percent of Wisconsin kindergarten students aren't ready for classroom reading lessons, according to statewide test results.

Ky schools dropping technology system

Mon, 06 May 2013 07:59:58 -0400

LOUISVILLE, Kentucky - The Kentucky Department of Education is moving to paper and pencil tests for the remainder of the school year after getting conflicting reports from test vendor ACT about its technology.

Ky. Education Department moves to paper tests

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:35:44 -0400

LEXINGTON, Kentucky - After problems with online testing last week, the Kentucky Department of Education is moving to pencil-and-paper tests.