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 ...

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

As Massachusetts considers new high stakes standardized testing models, educators in Berkshire County are split on the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Alberta is proposing amendments to the Education Act that would make math and literacy screenings for students in ...