The Newton County Board of Education met on Oct. 29 for a combined work and regular session, focusing on academic updates, ...

The unprecedented challenges of the pandemic reignited the assessment debate, with a focus on moving away from high stakes testing to a more balanced assessment approach. Last year, Instructure ...

This analysis of testing in schools shows what the current debate gets wrong, and how educators and policymakers can create a future where assessments are a more effective part of the teaching and ...

Last year, Massachusetts residents voted in a statewide referendum to end the use of high-stakes tests as a graduation ...

In today’s world, we are increasingly hearing calls for global competencies; that is, we are seeing demand for skills such as critical thinking and creativity across both manual and professional ...

Assessments in education measure student achievement. These may take the form traditional assessments such as exams, or quizzes, but may also be part of learning activities such as group projects or ...

Researchers have published a study in which they reviewed 11 years of research on creativity assessments and found the field is focusing on three main types of assessment between education and ...

Corrected: An earlier version of this story contained an incorrect job description for Paul Leather. He oversees state and local partnerships for the Center for Innovation and Education. Let’s get ...