These days, policymakers in both parties are quick to say that preparing students for the workforce is every bit as important ...

Standardized tests claim to measure student learning, academic achievement, and college readiness. What they actually measure is pattern recognition and the stamina to sit still for three hours and ...

AMES, Iowa – Jason Chan makes a point to periodically interrupt his lecture and ask students a question about the material they’ve covered. The associate professor of psychology at Iowa State ...

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Thousands of Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation students began taking their annual standardized test Monday, ILEARN, the replacement for ISTEP. The computer-adaptive exam was ...

Schooling as we have known it for the past couple of centuries or more has never been a great means of education. It relies on coercion. It is premised on the misguided assumption that everyone can ...

Adopting a test-and-learn philosophy is more than just a business strategy—it’s a mindset that should be ingrained in both the culture and core operations of any organization. I’ve seen firsthand how ...