One morning, some 20 years ago, I took an anonymous phone call that stunned me. Years had passed since our decadelong federal class action discrimination lawsuit against the CBEST had ended with only ...

The 13-year-olds who took the basic skills tests were fourth and fifth graders when the pandemic struck, and the disruption at that point in their schooling appears to have been particularly damaging.

Teachers in New Jersey will no longer be required to pass a basic reading, writing and mathematics test to be eligible for public schools, according to a new law. Act 1669, which was signed into ...

Teachers in New Jersey will no longer be required to pass a basic reading, writing and mathematics test to be eligible for public schools, according to a new law. Act 1669, which was signed into ...

In July, the PA state legislature waived the requirement that aspiring teachers have to pass basic skill tests in math, reading, or writing in order to lead a classroom.