Dear Deb,You make some good points about the distinction between norm-referenced tests and criterion-referenced tests, but I disagree with your characterization of the latter. Why We Need National ...

The national ranking is based on test questions that were given to students across the nation. The figure is a median percentile score. The median is the score exactly in the middle for the school.

I wish to comment on the Feb. 15, column by Julie Mack. I do agree with Ms. Mack's general thesis that student test scores have become politicized to a degree that is unwarranted and misleading.

The California State Legislature has just approved an ill-conceived idea to allow local school districts to replace the 11th grade Smarter Balanced Assessments aligned with the Common Core standards ...

NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., Nov. 15, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --The Indiana Department of Education (IDOE) recently approved the use of Curriculum Associates' i-Ready ® Diagnostic as a norm-referenced ...

The national ranking is based on test questions that were given to students across the nation. The figure is a median percentile score. The median is the score exactly in the middle for the school.