The FAST tests are given to students three times over the school year, but only the last one counts toward school accountability.

But many parents and educators have grown skeptical of standardized testing and the relevance of a student’s scores to their long-term success—especially tests given when children are still in ...

About 1 in 3 students in California’s K-12 schools speak a language other than English at home and were not fluent in English ...

At Katy ISD's top elementary schools, 5th grade students master both reading and math. At Pattison Elementary, they master science, too.

The percentage of students in grades 3-8 who took the state reading test and performed on grade level improved across the board. Notably, the percentage of third-graders who met grade level in this ...

Seeing your child mix up b and d when reading or writing can feel alarming. But here’s the good news: it’s incredibly common ...

High-stakes reading test results released by the Oklahoma Department of Education on Friday revealed that 7,970 third-graders scored "unsatisfactory," an increase of nearly one-third over last ...

HISD students' biology scores improved more than any other subject during state intervention. Ninth-grade students at NES ...

Math scores also saw gains, exceeding state performance in grades 3-8. Algebra 1 scores rose, surpassing state averages and ...