By JOSH LEDERMAN and JENNIFER C. KERR Targeting one of education’s most divisive issues, President Barack Obama on Saturday called for capping standardized testing at 2 percent of classroom time…
By CHRISTINE ARMARIO and SALLY HO Nestled between mountains 60 miles from the nearest city, students at Cuyama Valley High School use Internet connections about one-tenth the minimum speed recommended…
By BOB CHRISTIE Arizona high school students face the nation’s first requirement to pass the U.S. citizenship test on civics before they can graduate after the legislation sailed through the…
By KIMBERLY HEFLING Foreshadowing what could be a contentious battle with Congress, Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday that rolling back federal testing requirements in math and reading would deprive…
By KIMBERLY HEFLING The No Child Left Behind education law could be making a political comeback. Sen. Lamar Alexander, the Tennessee Republican who is the incoming chairman of the Senate…
President Barack Obama speaks about the economy and jobs and manufacturing, Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) WASHINGTON (AP) — President…
By DIDI TANG FILE – In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, South Korean students cheer their seniors’ success in the Scholastic Aptitude Test in front of the main gate…
FILE – In this Nov. 7, 2013 file photo, Education Secretary Arne Duncan, left, speaks to reporters at Malcolm X Elementary School in Washington. Critics are relentless in warning about…
