MEMPHIS, Tenn. — It’s a big day for local students as they wake up and get ready to begin state testing over the next couple of weeks. District leaders say an easy way to prepare children for state ...

Two states are making moves that could upend the two-decade-old, No Child Left Behind-era model of once-a-year, standardized state exams to show whether students are meeting standards. In its place, ...

Corrected: A previous version of this article misstated the consequences for low-performing schools related to state and federally required testing. Students in one Arizona district will take fewer ...