With school in full swing across the United States, the littlest students are getting used to the blocks table and the dress-up corner - and that staple of American public education, the standardized ...

This is used to predict how they will score on third grade MCA reading and math tests. I also test the students three times a year using the Fountas and Pinnell reading scale, which I find the most ...

If all goes according to plan, public school testing will drum out any vestiges of creativity by the start of first grade. Credit: Erin Althea It was the fourth week of school—day 21, to be exact—when ...

MIDDLETOWN — Most Middletown children entering kindergarten need extra help in some areas of literacy, according to recently released state test scores. On average, most Middletown children score ...

Kindergarten teacher Michelle Davis gives a fist bump to Angelique Luciano, 6, after administering a quick literacy diagnostic test to her at F.P. Caillet Elementary in Dallas on Wednesday, May 5, ...

With school in full swing across the United States, the littlest students are getting used to the blocks table and the dress-up corner — and that staple of American public education, the standardized ...

EXCLUSIVE: The state’s youngest school students face more rigorous testing from the moment they enter the classroom so teachers can measure their capabilities in literacy and numeracy. The Saturday ...

The percentage of Florida youngsters deemed ready for kindergarten plummeted last year, thanks to a new test that tripped up many 5-year-olds. About 54 percent of the students who started kindergarten ...

Following a public outcry from parents and teachers, the Los Angeles Unified School District has decided to make timed reading tests optional for most transitional kindergarten students. Find expert ...

EVERETT — On a quiet Valentine’s Day morning, a class of 4- and 5-year-olds at Jefferson Elementary took a seat on the classroom rug, each on a square that matches the color of their assigned desks.

The Mississippi Department of Education has released the results of the kindergarten and pre-K assessments and the news is once again mostly good for Coast schools. The assessments are given twice a ...