BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The New York State Education Department's computer-based testing program is now back in the spotlight as mathematics tests begin. Students in third through eighth grades have to ...

The digital version of the state English Language Arts exam will be given to elementary and middle school students in nearly one-quarter of Long Island's 124 public school districts this week — a big ...

Has the math brand become toxic? That was the provocative question posed by Conrad Wolfram in a blog post earlier this summer. “Sadly,” he wrote, “I’ve started to conclude that the answer is yes.” ...

A new federal report raises questions about the effectiveness of computer-based math and reading programs, including a popular algebra course used by Snohomish County schools and touted by the ...

Do the computer-based exams that are increasingly prevalent in K-12 education measure skills and knowledge as accurately as traditional paper-based tests? With news that millions of students who took ...