These new Florida laws take effect July 1, addressing schools, public safety, data centers

Some of the laws are technical or budget-related. Others could be more noticeable for families, drivers, students, pet owners and local communities.

Florida students improved, testing shows. How did your school do?

Florida students show gains in state testing as state releases the latest school data for the year and Gov. Ron DeSantis ...

AI glasses are aiding cheating in exams. Test-obsessed Asia is ground zero

For as long as there have been tests in schools, students have found ways to cheat, whether its peeking over a classmate’s ...

Florida students show gains on FAST tests. How did your school do?

Florida students showed gains in English and math scores under the new FAST testing system, Gov. DeSantis announced. How did ...
Smithsonian Magazine

100 Years Ago, Students Across the U.S. Took the First SAT. Today, Relatively Few Colleges Require the Test. Where Is It Headed?

The standardized exam has evolved over the past century, all in the name of testing for college readiness. Now, it has become ...
The New York Times

Younger Students’ Test Scores Bounce Back After the Pandemic

A national test found surprising progress among 9-year-olds, who are fully caught up in reading. But 13-year-olds have shown no improvement. By Sarah Mervosh After years of dire test scores coming out ...
The Boston Globe

Pandemic rebound: Young students recover lost math and reading skills while their older peers lag

Newly released results from a national assessment offered a rare bright spot for America’s students, showing that 9-year-olds appear to have regained some of the math and reading skills lost during ...
Wall Street Journal

Requiring the SAT Test Boosts Student Success

I well understand the frustration of the University of California’s math and science professors who are urging that college-entrance exams be reinstated as an admission requirement (“California ...
Des Moines Register

Iowa law forces university students into new civics courses to graduate

University of Iowa students must take a course through the contentious Center for Intellectual Freedom to graduate beginning in 2028 under a law Gov. Kim Reynolds signed. The signing comes as the ...
The Daily Californian

Failing grades soar as professors see greater AI usage, dwindling math skills in UC Berkeley computer science classes

The percentage of failing grades in multiple UC Berkeley computer science classes in spring 2026 is significantly higher than past semesters and marks a departure from the department’s grading ...
WTAE-TV

Aliquippa School Board approves drug, alcohol testing policy for students in extracurriculars

GUNDERSON BREAKING DOWN WHAT THIS POLICY WOULD MEAN FOR STUDENTS UNDER THIS PROPOSED POLICY CONSENT FROM BOTH THE STUDENT AND THE PARENT TO PARTICIPATE IN POSSIBLE ...
Time

‘Learning Recession’: Why Student Test Scores Have Seen a Decade-Long Decline Across the U.S.

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