Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark C. Perna is a generational expert who covers education & careers. Every year, teachers and students across America brace for ...

It was 2007, and Elizabeth Barker was working for an academic assessment company when a teacher with muscular dystrophy reported a problem: He was unable to use his voice command system to access the ...

In the Education Department’s sweeping Dear Colleague letter last month, acting assistant secretary for civil rights Craig Trainor wrote that colleges must eliminate all race-conscious programs and ...

Schools around the state are testing out Indiana’s new ILEARN through-year assessment. The first testing window is now open. Over 70% of schools in the state have opted in to pilot the Indiana ...

As students wrap up the school year, their last hurdle is often state testing, which can spark discussions about whether or not these exams accurately measure student learning. In the spring, states ...