The Texas Education Agency is defending its decision to let computers grade students’ STAAR essay test questions in the face of mounting criticism from parents and teachers who question the fairness ...

As New York City students begin taking state tests this week, some grades will be required to exclusively take the tests on computers for the first time, prompting concerns from parents and educators ...

STAAR testing begins across Texas on Tuesday. Students sitting for their STAAR exams this week will be part of a new method of evaluating Texas schools: Their written answers on the state’s ...

The number of elementary school students who received a zero on their state standardized essay test questions this spring increased by about 20% from last year. Among all third- to eighth-graders, ...

The exam that governs admission to the city’s most selective high schools will be administered next fall, despite critics’ complaints that the test disproportionately blocks Black and Latino students ...

Texas’ use of computers to score written answers on the state standardized test is under scrutiny in Dallas after school officials learned that thousands of students were awarded marks that were too ...