History can be a contentious subject in public schools, and so the state’s Board of Regents agreed Tuesday on a new exam that would measure students’ knowledge of events starting around 1750 — a date ...

I was saddened to hear of Daniel Doyle’s embittering stint as an AP World History exam reader at Colorado State University (The Chronicle, Letters, August 7). I assume that it was his first and last ...

Jewish groups and leaders are up in arms after a New York State Regents exam included two questions about Israel that they believe oversimplifies and distorts history. According to the New York Post, ...