In 1977, long before most of today’s college students were born, Old Dominion University President Alfred Rollins declared in an address to the faculty that too many ODU graduates were unable to write ...

A decade-long push by states to make high school students pass an exit exam before getting their diplomas has stalled as politically sensitive student-failure rates contribute to a growing public ...

Elizabeth Sanchez sits at a desk at the San Mateo Adult School, her head bowed over an English-language arts workbook. She is studying to take the GED test and knows exactly what to work on, based on ...