Every state ranked by its math and reading test scores, from worst to best

The National Assessment of Educational Progress measures student performance in math and reading. See how the 50 states shape ...

California superintendent candidate calls for return of standardized testing as basic math and reading scores sink: 'Stop lowering the bar'

Superintendent candidate Sonja Shaw called out her opponent during Wednesday night’s debate over the state’s dismal reading ...
Yahoo

Citing middle-school level skills, UC faculty want to restore math, science testing for applicants

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The UC system disbanded the decades-old standardized testing requirement in 2020, under a legal challenge from students who argued ...

Low Test Scores: For Hawaiʻi High Schoolers, The Math Isn’t Mathing

When Hawaiʻi elementary students are tested on division, multiplication and fractions — the fundamentals of math — about half ...
Inside Higher Ed

Teaching Tip: Giving Students Extra Time for Tests

Many college students struggle with math anxiety or test taking, which can make entry-level math courses even more challenging. Administrators at Moorpark College in California were interested in ...
Chronicle

A Grueling Math Test So Hard, Almost No One Gets a Perfect Score

Every year, thousands of college students from across the U.S. and Canada give up a full Saturday before finals begin to take a notoriously difficult, 6-hour math test — and not for a grade, but for ...
Opinion

California universities flag basic math skills gap as testing debate heats up

Math skills gaps at California universities spark testing debates, with San Diego's Richard Barrera defending unprepared students. UC Berkeley and UCLA professors warn that incoming students struggle ...