COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina legislators continue hearing testimony from the public on a massive bill to overhaul South Carolina’s education system.

Tuesday’s education subcommittee meeting was another opportunity for lawmakers and members of the public to discuss the proposed ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Educators in South Carolina have told state lawmakers that constant student testing is one of the biggest roadblocks they face.

A Senate panel met Wednesday to get ideas on how to deal with a teacher shortage in South Carolina, news outlets reported. Nearly 5,000 ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee lawmakers wrapped up an election-year legislative session late Wednesday, highlighting their last day by passing legislation that would require state and local law enforcement agencies to detain immigrants for deportation at the request of federal officials ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The Tennessee Legislature has passed a $37.5 billion budget following days of controversy after Memphis was punished for removing Confederate statues and student testing failures threatened to hold up passage.

The House on Thursday voted 81-2 to accept changes in ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — An unknown number of students taking the statewide English assessment by computer encountered delays when a security feature in the system “inadvertently activated” and prevented them from logging in, New York education officials said on Thursday.

The problem on ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The federal government has approved North Dakota’s newly crafted state education standards.

U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says the plan that North Dakota officials have been working on for more than a year meets the requirements under the federal Every Student ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas education officials are renewing a contract with the state’s student assessment provider despite technical problems that caused delays for many school districts.

Members of the Kansas State Board of Education unanimously voted on Tuesday to renew the $6 million ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas education officials are holding off on renewing a contract with the state’s student assessment provider after the latest delays caused by technical problems.

State Education Commissioner Randy Watson told state school board members Tuesday that there are “many ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina students would take fewer end-of-year tests in science and social studies under recommendations adopted Tuesday by the state’s Education Oversight Committee.

The governing board of the agency that oversees student testing voted 8-5 to reduce ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — While the South Carolina agency that oversees student testing hasn’t officially recommended grading schools A through F on public report cards, the very suggestion has prompted a backlash from educators.

District superintendents, state Department of Education ...

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JUDGE SIDES WITH PARENTS IN LAWSUIT OVER STUDENT TESTING

A judge is siding with families who are fighting a state law that ties students’ promotion to fourth grade on how they perform on ...

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — State Superintendent Kirsten Baesler says the Department of Public Instruction is offering assistance for schools to evaluate whether their student testing can be reduced and streamlined.

Baesler says educators who are interested in taking part in the ...