ALBANY — Three powerful teachers» unions joined forces Friday to lobby for legislation that would create a moratorium on attaching «high stakes» to student scores on new state exams. (politico.com)
When students in DuPage County's Lake Park High School District took a field test of Illinois» new state exam last spring, the reaction stunned administrators: (chicagotribune.com)
Less than half of Howard County students met standards for algebra and English on new state exams, according to results released by the Maryland State Department of Education on Thursday. (baltimoresun.com)