Iowa education officials are talking about ending the practice of taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills.The tests have been a standard for Iowa kids since the 1940s.Iowa Department of Education ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- A new state law passed last year requires anyone who wants to be a new teacher in Minnesota to take what's called a basic skills test. But now, some are questioning whether that ...

Aurora University will host review sessions this month and in February to help college students prepare for the Illinois State Board of Education Basic Skills Test. The public is invited to the series ...

Aurora University will host review sessions in December to prepare students for the Illinois State Board of Education Basic Skills Test. The public is invited to the series sponsored by the AU College ...

A New Jersey teachers union wants to change the state's standards for entering the profession. The Garden State currently requires that candidates for teacher certification pass a basic skills test ...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — A law that eliminated the basic skills test for teachers to be certified went into effect on Jan. 1 in New Jersey. Director of Outreach at Parents Defending Education Erika Sanzi ...

The Illinois state board of education recently rescinded a policy that limited the number of times prospective teachers could take a basic-skills test, fearing that it was preventing too many minority ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) -- Doing the math -- that was the biggest stumbling block to students taking the state's new basic skills test. Results of the fifth and final administration of the Utah Basic ...

Before attorneys can practice law in Minnesota, they have to pass the bar exam. In fact, they have to pass a two-hour, 50-question exam just to be able to sit for the bar exam. Likewise, nurses have ...

TRAINEE teachers will not be allowed in classrooms until they pass rigorous literacy and numeracy tests under a suite of new measures. The tough testing regimen follows widespread concern many ...