If kids learned about radon in science class, their teachers would tell them there’s wide agreement on what the radioactive gas is, how it gets into buildings and the harm it can do to someone’s ...

When they voted to end the STAAR test, lawmakers said they wanted to reduce the amount of time students spend taking tests.

Lawmakers have an extraordinary opportunity to make a lasting difference with a single, sensible policy. Passing the Children’s Vision Bill means fewer students will fall behind for entirely ...

Early testing of schoolchildren has no impact on their educational attainment down the line. Nor do the tests have any effect ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Michael J. Petrilli covers all things K12 education policy and reform. In a request for comment, the Arizona Department of ...

Twelve preschoolers sat cross-legged in a circle in Delaware Primary School’s Room 105 as their teacher passed around gingerbread to smell. In the corner of the room is a kid-sized sink and water ...

Editor's Note: This story has been updated to reflect the Iowa Department of Education's response, provided after the article was initially published on Oct. 1, 2025. When a pulmonologist told Gail ...

The school year is winding down, but one faction within the world of education is ratcheting up: the anti-testing movement. More parents are pulling their kids out of end-of-year math and literacy ...

A central Ohio school district plans to test all of its buildings for radon after a high test result and a Dispatch ...

One of the biggest ironies of the Atlanta public schools testing scandal — in which 35 educators have been indicted on racketeering, theft and corruption charges for artificially inflating students’ ...