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Illinois considers lowering scores students need to be proficient on standardized tests
Illinois education officials are considering plans to cut state test scores, however, the curriculum state educators use will ...
What is the LSAT Exam? What Law Students Need to Know
What is the LSAT? Learn everything you need to know about the Law School Admission Test—from format to prep tips—in this down-to-earth guide.
The STAAR Test may soon be gone — Here’s what would replace it
HOUSTON — A sweeping education reform bill that could reshape how students are tested in Texas is one step closer to becoming law. House Bill 4, which aims to replace the STAAR exam, passed the Texas ...
Texas’ annual reading test adjusted its difficulty every year, masking whether students are improving
A deep dive into the test’s framework reveals it was designed to fail about the same share of students every year, even if ...
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Untangling Who Should Take Algebra — And When
When it comes to access, readiness and placement in Algebra I, states and districts across the country have ping-ponged ...
Are you smarter than a 5th grader? Take this STAAR math quiz to find out
Answer practice questions from the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness, or STAAR, to see how you shape up against elementary-level math.