New Hampshire-based company Measured Progress, which developed online Common Core tests used in Montana, Nevada, and North Dakota, has acknowledged a major glitch in the tests’ rollout. Technical ...

High school students seeking admission to institutions of higher learning have traditionally had to choose from a limited number of options for aptitude exams accepted on college applications. Tests ...

ATLANTA – Thousands of students are opting out of new standardized tests aligned to the Common Core standards, defying the latest attempt by states to improve academic performance. This “opt-out” ...

There are now at least 186 bills related to assessments being considered in state legislatures in 2014, according to the National Conference of State Legislatures. The bills stretch across a variety ...

State grants linked to Common Core implementation and collaborations with tech and business leaders are also bridging the gap. But those initiatives could take a year or more to connect thousands of ...

Tuesday was the first of three days of state assessment exams based on the controversial Common Core curriculum, which prompted many parents to opt their children out of the testing. Students across ...

Wednesday was day two of the controversial Common Core testing in schools and thousands of Long Island students are opting out. According to Long Island Opt-Out Facebook page, more than 17,000 ...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Results for some of the states that participated in Common Core-aligned testing for the first time this spring are out, with overall scores higher than expected, though still below ...

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NEW CUYAMA, Calif. (AP) — Nestled between mountains 60 miles from the nearest city, students at Cuyama Valley High School use Internet connections about one-tenth the minimum speed recommended for the ...

In this April 30, 2015 photo, Leticia Fonseca, 16, left, and her twin sister, Sylvia Fonseca, right, work in the computer lab at Cuyama Valley High School after taking the new Common Core-aligned ...