This story has been edited to add additional information about 12th grade mathematics and reading scores. Eighth grade students’ science test scores have fallen to the level they were in 2009, the ...

The world of elite college admissions experienced a major shake-up last year. Many of the nation’s top schools started requiring applicants to submit test scores again, after failed experiments with ...

American middle and high school students are not performing well on assessments, indicating that fewer of them are learning even as much as their peers were just a handful of years ago. Being fair, ...

The Compton Unified School District is winning recognition for its success with students, who are showing significant, long-term academic improvement that is outpacing growth in California and the ...

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. California’s K-12 students are emerging from the pandemic malaise, posting the most significant academic improvements ...

The State Board of Education has selected four new labels to describe how well students are doing state tests. There was debate over the best way to describe students who are not proficient. The new ...