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Oregon students’ reading, writing and math skills plummeted due to pandemic-induced disruptions to schooling, and students who were already trailing far behind grade level experienced the most harm, ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. — Newly released test scores show South Carolina students are significantly behind where the state wants them to be in reading, writing, and math. The state Department of Education said ...

The most recent data we have—from 2011—shows that only 27% of students score proficient or above in writing. The next writing test isn't scheduled until 2030. Every two years we hear how American ...

SALEM — Oregon high school students won’t have to prove basic mastery of reading, writing or math to graduate from high school until at least 2029, the state Board of Education decided unanimously on ...

The writing’s on the wall — if you can read it. Sobering national test results show more high school seniors are struggling with math and reading than at any point in recent decades, with Education ...

As states across the nation release their annual data from tests administered to students in the 2023-24 school year, we’re beginning to get a clearer picture of how far along we are in our ...

Gov. Kate Brown, the Oregon Democrat, signed a bill last month with little fanfare that drops the requirement that high school students prove proficiency in reading, writing or math before graduation, ...

The Scholastic Assessment Test (SAT) is a standardized test organized for the admission process by most U.S. and Canadian universities. The SAT helps the university to judge the applicants based on ...

“THAT’S FRACTIONS!! YOU’RE TRYING TO TEACH ME FRACTIONS! YOU KNOW I’LL NEVER UNDERSTAND FRACTIONS! WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO DO TO ME? I’LL GO CRAZY!” –Sally Brown, Peanuts Sally (and, for that matter, ...