Across New York, parents have grown increasingly uneasy about how many hours of the school week quietly disappear into preparation for state assessments. The…
Parents across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and smaller centres like Hobart and Darwin are watching classrooms fill with practice tests that crowd out sport,…
For many multilingual learners, the New York State test for English Language Learners measures far more than English development. It may require students to…
Australians have watched the American debate over student data privacy with growing unease, and parents in Sydney, Melbourne, and Brisbane now see clear…
Parents and teachers are often the first to notice when assessment stops helping children learn. A test may take time away from classroom work, increase…
Parents in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and the smaller capitals are increasingly uneasy about the volume of standardised testing their children sit each year.…
Finding out whether a school principal receives extra pay for improving test results is rarely as simple as checking a school website. Salary arrangements may…
In many school systems, children are now being assessed within their first weeks of formal schooling. These assessments may be called literacy screeners,…
Parents across Australia are uneasy about how much classroom time gets swallowed up by drilling for high-stakes tests. From the long-running NAPLAN debate,…