In a recent critique of Smarter Balanced’s online practice tests for mathematics, educational consultant Steven Rasmussen argues that the assessments are “a quagmire of poor technological design, poor ...

California’s Smarter Balanced math scores may look nearly identical to last year’s, but math educators said they saw at least one glimmer of hope: 3rd-graders. Third-graders’ relatively high scores on ...

I read about rising student math scores and lagging reading scores on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (Nov. 9, 2011). I find it true that English isn’t getting the focus that it needs.

Slightly more than half of the state’s public school students are at or above grade level in reading. The same cannot be said of math. Results of the state’s Smarter Balance assessment show that while ...

October 9, 2025 - For Chelsea Duran, returning to high school for her senior year means being on high alert, watching over her shoulder for immigration enforcement agents. As parents across the state ...