New York state is preparing to lower its minimum test scores for student proficiency in math and English following what an official described as a "learning loss" during the coronavirus pandemic. The ...

Note: This story has been updated with clarification from the New York State Department of Education. New York state is changing the minimum scores required to be considered proficient on state math ...

Data released Wednesday by the Minnesota Department of Education shows that proficiency rates in the Minnesota Comprehensive Assessment and Minnesota Test of Academic Skills tests are recovering after ...

Illinois education officials on Wednesday approved changes to their cut scores — the benchmarks used to determine proficiency — used for state standardized tests. "Prior performance levels mislabeled ...

Several grades and schools in the Des Moines Public Schools continue to see improvements in English language arts (ELA) and math on the yearly Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress. In total, ...

Kaicey Baylor joined WJZ as a reporter in October 2024. Before coming to Charm City, she spent the last three years as a morning reporter and multiskilled journalist at 13News Now in Norfolk, Virginia ...