Idaho Reports explores literacy in public schools with Idaho Education News. Idaho Reports teams up with Idaho Education News to explore literacy education and assessment in Idaho's public schools.

California is moving closer to eliminating the unpopular Reading Instruction Competence Assessment for teachers and replacing it with a performance assessment based on a new set of literacy standards ...

The English Language Arts exam has long been a staple of New York's testing program for children in grades 3 to 8, and it's a key indicator of how a given school is performing. Advertisement Article ...

We need to stop thinking of assessment merely as an accountability tool and start using it as a teaching tool.” Rick Stiggins A natural part of teaching and learning includes assessment. Over the ...

Teachers use rubrics to ensure consistency and clarity in grading student assignments by carefully detailing what a successful project looks like. But the seeming simplicity of these assessment tools ...

A new Toronto District School Board report shows a wide gap in literacy skills among some of its youngest learners from low-income families compared to those from wealthy families, highlighting a need ...

A new study by Gallup on behalf of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy finds that low levels of adult literacy could be costing the U.S. as much $2.2 trillion a year. According to the U.S.

In today’s fast-paced world, literacy is more than just knowing how to read and write — it’s a key to independence. For Turquessa Francis, clinical assistant professor of occupational therapy, School ...