There’s a tension between the state’s responsibility to improve MCAP and its duty to ensure tests are comparable from year to year, teachers say.

Rhode Island students posted modest gains on this year’s standardized tests, though only about one in three are meeting proficiency standards in math and English language arts.

The gap is narrowing slightly between Rhode Island's standardized test results and the test results from Massachusetts.

Skeptics of the replacement, which requires three exams throughout the year, want to see less restrictions on testing day and more teacher input.

Once you learn to rely on visual and other sensory cues, the mystery evaporates: "Medium heat" stops being a vague instruction and becomes something you can recognize on any stove, every time. Recipes ...

Researchers hope data out of Texas will raise awareness about a type of infection commonly spread through kissing bugs. It's part of an effort to recognize Chagas Disease as endemic in the U.S.

The new system, the SSTAR, is a series of three smaller tests distributed throughout the year rather than one large end-of-course cumulative test. Republican lawmakers have marketed the new testing ...

Let's be real: in the e-bike world, a thousand bucks usually gets you... not much. Especially if you're looking for something with fat tires and a motor that can actually pull you up a hill. So when I ...

House Bill 8 scraps the unpopular exam for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of the year starting in the 2027-28 school year. A bill that would replace STAAR, the state's ...

We’ve seen what the Trump administration’s stick looks like. How about its carrot? The federal government has spelled out a set of precepts for how higher education should operate and made nine ...