A ballot measure would do away with the requirement that high schoolers pass a test to graduate. Opponents say it could water down academics for struggling students. By Troy Closson Deep blue ...

A five-year, $17 million contract for the company that administers the city’s controversial entrance exam for specialized high schools was finally approved Wednesday after a highly-anticipated, ...

Question 2 on the November ballot seeks to end a state mandate that Massachusetts public high school students pass the MCAS in order to graduate. Load YouTube video The MCAS, officially called the ...

An education panel approved a contract Wednesday night for a digital entrance exam to the city’s specialized high schools after it reignited an equity debate over using a single test to admit students ...

A contract for the company that administers the test to get into New York City’s elite specialized high schools is expected to be approved during a much-delayed and crucial vote Wednesday, The Post ...

In Chicago, students don’t move up to high school without entrance exams. Here’s the Chicago high school entrance exam prep for every test they can take. Stepping up from middle to high school in ...

The exact sentence of Project 2025's "Mandate for Leadership 2025: The Conservative Promise" document, reads: "Improve military recruiters' access to secondary schools and require completion of the ...

A state appellate court reversed a lower court’s dismissal of a lawsuit that claims New York City’s specialized high school admissions process illegally (and intentionally) disadvantages Blacks and ...

The entrance exam for Cincinnati's top-performing public high school is changing this upcoming school year. The Cincinnati Public Schools Board of Education notified families in May that the entrance ...

The number of states requiring students to pass an exam to receive a high school diploma continues to fall, a sign that attitudes towards the once-popular general competency exams have shifted ...

The tests had once been seen as a hallmark of academic rigor, but high-stakes graduation tests have fallen out of favor nationally. By Troy Closson New York could soon stop requiring many high school ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — New York City students who are looking to gain entrance into New York City’s specialized high schools can now register for the exam, which will be offered digitally for the first ...