EVERETT — Autumn Grable, 15, a sophomore at Granite Falls High School, will be among the more than 100,000 students statewide this week taking the High School Proficiency Exams in reading and writing.

The federal No Child Left Behind Act is spurring a host of states to craft alternative state tests in reading and mathematics for children who are learning English. But the states’ efforts could be ...

In 2005, Oklahoma's reading and math standards were rated easier than average; by 2007, they decreased the rigor even more, making all their tests among the easiest to pass in the nation, and below ...

The Fayetteville-Manlius School District tied for No. 26 statewide for math and tied for No. 30 statewide for ELA. A total of 84% of the district’s students tested proficient in math and 78% were ...