Washington uses the Smarter Balanced Assessment, a comprehensive, computer-based assessment program for English language arts/literacy ... “We have some programs for the high performers. But it's the ...

This story was updated to include new information. Preble High School will see an increased police presence indefinitely after a student was arrested at Preble High School on Sept. 9. During an ...

High schoolers’ reading and math scores dropped to the lowest level in decades, along with declines in science scores from eighth graders, according to the National Assessment of Education Progress ...

MOSCOW, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Russia on Tuesday sent a big delegation to Syria, headed by its top energy official, in its most visible effort yet to build relations with the government that toppled ...

American high-school seniors’ scores on major math and reading tests fell to their lowest levels on record, according to results released Tuesday by the U.S. Education Department. Twelfth-graders’ ...

PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — Low water levels brought on by years of drought have revealed a submerged pickup truck containing human remains at Lake Powell near the Arizona-Utah border. Investigators say the ...

Mushtaha Tower in Gaza City collapses after an Israeli strike on Friday — Omar AL-QATTAA The Israeli military destroyed a high-rise in Gaza City on Friday, shortly after announcing it would target ...

Think you're middle class in Mississippi? Cost of living, inflation and the community you live can help define what qualifies as "middle class," but the idea is always changing. It's usually defined ...

This involves metamaterial plates or 3D hollow geometries (e.g., cones, spheres, or rocket shapes) with porous sidewalls that act as Knudsen pumps: light (typically sunlight) is absorbed on one side, ...

From farming to local canoeing and kayaking businesses, several Middle Tennessee industries are impacted by recent drought conditions. Bruce Willis Family Makes Difficult Decision as His Condition ...

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