Children who attended city-run day-care centers scored slightly higher than the citywide average on the fourth-grade Connecticut Mastery Test, a study by Hartford and school officials shows. The study ...

The numbers for the state's fourth-grade writing tests should be out, but they are not because there is a problem with the scores. State school leaders held up grading of tests to check reliability of ...

The ink is barely dry on revisions to the state's third grade reading and retention law, and a House education chair is considering a similar strategy for fourth graders, including a plan to advance ...

NEW PALTZ – District schools have shown improvement on state tests over the past three years, but concerns remain over fourth-grade assessments, said Superintendent Alan Derry. “We have had tremendous ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Terri Bollinger, principal at the Ridge Central elementary school, has noticed a troubling trend. Her third graders are ...

TRENTON - The state Department of Education plans to raise the minimum passing scores on state NJASK tests given to third- and fourth-graders this spring, making it harder for students to pass the ...