When it comes to math, students are struggling. The recent national assessment underscored that by revealing that 24 percent of fourth graders are still performing below basic math skills, also ...

As parents across the state open the envelopes containing their children’s scores on the new Smarter Balanced assessments administered last spring, only a third of them will see that their children ...

Experts agree: Elementary teachers need to have a strong foundation in math. But teacher-preparation programs don’t always dedicate much time to elementary math coursework. That’s starting to change, ...

American students remain stumped by math. The 2019 scores for the National Assessment of Educational Progress test — known as NAEP — were published last month, showing that performance for fourth- and ...

Thomas Tomberlin, the state's senior director for educator preparation, licensure and performance, said it's become clear that requiring teachers to pass these tests, especially the elementary math ...

A scooter outside Sabin Elementary. Jordan Hundelt, All Rights Reserved A report Tuesday from the National Council on Teacher Quality rated Oregon “weak” in math ...

One Katy ISD elementary school saw its fifth-grade students master three subjects of the STAAR test on average, a rare accomplishment for any school. Out of Katy ISD's 44 elementary schools, only ...

State standardized test scores are inching higher over three years in one La Grange elementary school district, but slipping in another nearby district. La Grange Elementary District 102 educators ...