The paper is under fire for naming names, but the goal - of media and the union - should be better educating students.

Five families from across the San Fernando Valley set up camp for three nights by the front door of Wilbur Avenue Elementary School in 2009, intent on getting a spot for their children in one of the best-regarded schools in Los Angeles.

You've survived elementary school, where your little one needed you at every turn, and middle school, where the hormones were new and raging.

In another signal that the future of the MCAS could be in doubt, a consortium of states led by Massachusetts and Florida received a $170 million federal grant yesterday to design a standardized testing system that is intended to replace a patchwork of tests used by individual states.

By Keighla Schmidt, Staff Writer Burnsville-Eagan-Savage Superintendent Randy Clegg likes what he sees when looking at ACT scores.

Teachers have an opportunity to get personal with their Web pages, and some of them are taking full advantage.

New Jersey will be getting a portion of federal Race to the Top grants to help the state develop new standardized tests to improve assessment of student performance.

The board on Thursday authorized district Superintendent Ramon Cortines to start negotiating with unions to develop a new system to evaluate teachers and administrators that includes using so-called value-added data.

Kansas plans to buy 60,000 exams so that public schools can help eighth- and 10th-graders prepare for college or job training after high school.

Public education and standardized testing lead to a standardized citizenry of thoughtless unoriginality, according to a high school valedictorian in New York.

Shape up or ship out, Obama and Duncan said. Obama made clear that he favored federal rewards for districts that fire underperforming teachers and closing failing schools.

More than 13 million students and 1 million educators will share $3.4 billion from the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" grant competition, the U.S. Education Department said Tuesday.

11, running time: 2 hr., 10 min. Public school teachers have it bad, and we all know it.

Getting the new school year off to a good start can help childrena TMs attitude and overall academic performance.

Were you satisfied with your SAT scores? Every high school junior in Maine takes the SAT in the spring of their third year of high school.

With U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan this week advocating for transparency for teacher evaluations that include, in part, standardized test scores, the National Education Association weighed in today, asking members how they'd like to be measured.

Homeschooled students in Michigan learn a game in which they must work together for a common goal.

Michaelyn Lux has another accolade to add to her growing academic resume. The Hartland High School senior earned a perfect score of 36 on the ACT this summer, putting her squarely in the sights of major colleges and universities across the country.

Students at Houston High School make their way to class during their third week of school.

The Raiders continue to outperform their peers across the country on exams that measure college readiness.