For students, the start of a new school year can feel like a blank slate, a chance to begin anew. This year, however, Seattle students (along with their parents and teachers) can be forgiven for ...

In early September, a group of teachers at South High School in Minneapolis let parents know that they have the right to opt their children out of the upcoming MAP (Measuring Academic Progress) test.

While using tests to find out what students know is a necessary part of education, it is possible to have too much of a good thing. So when Badura reported the results of the MAP tests to the Grand ...

WALKING the same halls once trod by Jimi Hendrix, Quincy Jones, Bruce Lee, Brandon Roy and Macklemore makes teaching at Garfield High School exhilarating. When I look at the students in my history ...

The Blair Oaks School District's results from the Missouri Assessment Program, commonly referred to as the MAP test, show the district above the state average in every subject, sometimes by as much as ...