Tag: Education standards
Indiana sees English, math scores drop on standardized tests
INDIANAPOLIS — Fewer than one-third of elementary and middle school students in Indiana recorded passing scores on the latest round of state standardized tests,...
Racial bias reports threaten Tulane med school accreditation
Associated Press — Allegations of racial discrimination in the Tulane University School of Medicine's Graduate Medical Education program have prompted an accrediting organization to...
Learning setbacks coming into focus with new testing results
AUSTIN, Texas — The scores from the first U.S. standardized tests taken during the pandemic are offering an early glimpse of just how far...
As US schools resume testing, large numbers are opting out
Standardized tests are returning to the nation’s schools this spring, but millions of students will face shorter exams that carry lower stakes, and most...
Virus testing strategies, opinions vary widely in US schools
MISSION, Kan. — Children are having their noses swabbed or saliva sampled at school to test for the coronavirus in cities such as Baltimore,...
Anti-Semitic play calling renews push for genocide education
BOSTON — Massachusetts lawmakers are renewing a push for mandatory genocide education after a high school football coach was fired following reports that the...
Indiana lawmakers require civics class for middle schoolers
INDIANAPOLIS — A bill incorporating civics education into Hoosier students’ middle school curriculum is headed to Gov. Eric Holcomb’s desk after House lawmakers voted...
Civil rights leaders unite around California ethnic studies
SAN FRANCISCO — As America reels from its latest spate of deadly hate crimes and racism, educators and civil rights leaders in California called...
UK schools to reopen, backed by frequent virus testing
LONDON — British students, backed by a robust coronavirus testing program, are gearing up to return to school Monday after a two-month closure, in...
