Reasonable people can come to different conclusions about the proper role of standardized testing, what qualities should be measured and how to measure them. Those debates are healthy and productive.

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We’re studying the causes of declining reading frequency and proficiency among American students. If you wondered when I would get around to the negative influence of high-stakes standardized testing, ...

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A previous version of this article misstated the percentage of educators who believe artificial intelligence will make standardized testing worse, according to a survey conducted by the EdWeek ...

If you work long enough in education, you see that most academic trends swing through extreme phases like a pendulum. College admissions trends have followed suit, especially regarding standardized ...

The event in Mudd Hall was the latest in the Speak Free USC series, which previously hosted a discussion on the Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education, after the University refused to ...

Corrected: A previous version of this article misstated the consequences for low-performing schools related to state and federally required testing. Students in one Arizona district will take fewer ...