12th-Grade Reading and Math Scores Rise Slightly After a Historic Low in 2005

Reading scores rebounded somewhat since dropping to a historic low in 2005.

State Is Likely to Ease a Rule on Extra Help for Students

With more students failing a tougher set of standardized exams, the Board of Regents plans to ease a requirement that all failing students get academic intervention.

On New York School Tests, Warning Signs Ignored

The fast rise and fall of students’ passing rates came after evidence of flaws that stretched back more than 10 years.

4,100 Students Prove ‘Small Is Better’ Rule Wrong

A turnaround at a large Massachusetts high school is drawing new attention.

Rethinking Whether Gay Men May Donate Blood

The F.D.A.’s ban on gay men’s donations, some say, is scientifically and medically unjustified.

In Reassessing Schools, a Lot of Bad News to Break

As passing rates plummeted under tighter standards, New York City principals contemplated the unraveling of achievements that they were suddenly informed were illusory.

In Reassessing Schools, a Lot of Bad News to Break

As passing rates plummeted under tighter standards, New York City principals contemplated the unraveling of achievements that they were suddenly informed were illusory.

On Education: Equity of Test Is Debated as Children Compete for Gifted Kindergarten

Because test prep “boot camp” and $145-an-hour tutoring is available to those who can pay, children from wealthy families have an advantage, some parents say.

School Chancellor Fires 241 Teachers in Washington

Most of them were fired under a system that held them accountable for students’ standardized test scores.

Standardized English Tests, Including TOEFL, Are Halted in Iran

Registration for tests given by the Educational Testing Service, including the Test of English as a Foreign Language, was suspended in what may be one of the first tangible effects of new sanctions.

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