In a recent critique of Smarter Balanced’s online practice tests for mathematics, educational consultant Steven Rasmussen argues that the assessments are “a quagmire of poor technological design, poor ...

I read about rising student math scores and lagging reading scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (Nov. 9, 2011). I find it true that English isn’t getting the focus that it needs.

Slightly more than half of the state’s public school students are at or above grade level in reading. The same cannot be said of math. Results of the state’s Smarter Balance assessment show that while ...

California’s Smarter Balanced math scores may look nearly identical to last year’s, but math educators said they saw at least one glimmer of hope: 3rd-graders. Third-graders’ relatively high scores on ...

A controversial math program used in the Alpine School District may be among curriculums pitched to the Provo City School District in the coming weeks, but Provo officials say they’re looking for a ...

In my Ateneo de Manila University college algebra classes, students are participative and speak out in class, but most make errors in operations that should have been mastered in high school. Students ...

Republicans could have turned to the National Football League for help had they failed to elect House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after the 15th ballot in the wee hours of Saturday morning, ...