Everett Anderson was determined to become a teacher. It had always been his plan, and he had no reason to doubt it: He’d earned a full scholarship to college and acceptance into a leadership program ...

The Praxis test is a series of standardized examinations used in the United States to assess the knowledge and skills of aspirational teachers. Administered by Educational Testing Services (ETS), ...

As the importance of good reading instruction attracts new attention, data show that only 19 states require aspiring teachers to pass a test that shows they’ve mastered research-based methods for ...

The Rhode Island Department of Education is launching a new program to help ease the teacher shortage. Education leaders say $162,500 in Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Funds (ESSER) ...

Higher academic standards like those in the Common Core were supposed to improve student performance, but new data shows that hasn’t happened. Teachers need more specific guidance than standards ...

More than a million students across the country have traded their No. 2 pencils, test booklets, and bubble sheets for computing devices to participate in a pilot of math and English/language arts ...

The article was updated on Oct. 30 with additional comments and information, including the Urban Institute's state comparisons based on demographic differences. In 2017, California education leaders ...