Kids' test scores began declining way before COVID. These schools are making gains

Remember those devastating learning losses that began during the pandemic? Turns out, they began years before COVID-19. Some ...

Kids are in a ‘reading recession,’ as test scores continue to decline

Researchers are warning that the U.S. is experiencing a reading recession, a slide that predates the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oregon enables students to skip state tests and it’s undermining improvement, experts say

Oregon’s aggressive stance on letting students opt out of taking state math and reading tests is harming the state’s ability ...
Miami University

Mathematics Placement Testing

A number of courses across the university use either the Miami Math Placement exam or an ACT or SAT mathematics test subscore as a prerequisite. Since ACT and SAT scores are optional, all incoming ...

Why U.S. Test Scores Are in a ‘Generation-Long Decline’

The data includes third- through eighth-grade test scores for districts in 40 states and the District of Columbia, as of the ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

With new math approach, San Diego Unified School District moves away from regular standardized testing

The traditional ways of teaching math have not been working, according to the San Diego Unified School District. Years ago, the district surveyed students and found that many of them couldn’t explain ...