To maintain the quality of laboratory testing, CLIA requires that laboratories performing moderate or high-complexity testing enroll in an approved proficiency testing program for independent ...

Recent controversies over Common Core standards have intensified the debate over high-stakes K-12 academic testing that became a national issue with President Bush’s No Child Left Behind Act. Holding ...

French language teaching candidates must demonstrate Advanced Low proficiency to be recommended for licensure. The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) describes the ...

About 60% of Virginia fourth and eighth who took national standardized tests in 2019 did not reach proficiency standards set by the federal government. Gov. Glenn Youngkin, in using the percentage to ...

Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne's administration plans to lower the criteria to pass a test used to measure the English proficiency of students learning English as a second language.

FILE - In this photo taken Jan. 17, 2016, a student looks at questions during a college test preparation class at Holton Arms School in Bethesda, Md. The SAT exam will move from paper and pencil to a ...

All but three Centre County public schools beat average proficiency rates in English and math during the 2024-25 testing cycle.