A number of states appear to be easing their standards for what it means to be “proficient” in reading and math because of pressures to comply with a new federal law requiring states to make sure all ...

The goal of the No Child Left Behind Act is simply stated: All children should be proficient in reading and mathematics by the end of the 2013-14 school year. But more than five years after the law ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Maine’s experimental education model, proficiency-based learning, has ...