A new study suggests that standardized reading tests often fail to reflect what students have actually learned—and mislead educators about what to teach.

On July 1, the unpopular Reading Instruction Competence Assessment will be replaced with a performance assessment to ensure teachers are prepared to teach students to read.

The plan will require elementary schools across the city to shift to a reading curriculum that focuses on phonics and comprehension.

TCAP standardized tests are getting underway amid a controversial third grade reading law in Tennessee.

Most tests that elementary teachers take to enter the profession don’t adequately measure their knowledge of best practices for reading instruction, a new analysis contends. The report, from the ...

The state’s academic improvement was limited by Hurricane Helene, which had a negative impact on several Western North ...

If the State Board of Education had switched to the new program quickly, it would have been “both impractical and disrespectful,” critics charged.

A new book argues for the importance of national assessments in the U.S. but overlooks the negative impact of "reading" tests. Few Americans know much about the standardized tests collectively ...

California retires RICA; new teacher test to focus on phonics The Reading Instruction Competence Assessment test has been a major hurdle for teacher candidates for years. During small group reading ...

North Carolina education leaders will slow down implementation of a new computer-based program that will change the way elementary schools test the reading skills of young students. The State ...