Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A first grader sits down to color on the first day of the 2025 school year at Dunbar Elementary in East St. Louis. (Joshua ...

Local schools are preparing students for upcoming state testing, with educators focusing on strategies to reduce test anxiety and help students perform their best.

As state testing starts, parents may see their kids stressed. Education expert Tim O'Shei offers insights on test impacts and ...

Today is the final day of a long, confusing state testing window for Ohio schools and students — a contentious process that has led state legislators to include testing reforms in a half-dozen bills ...

A former East St. Louis student's story is a real-world example of why Illinois is changing benchmarks for state testing, the state board of education said. The 2023 graduate, who wasn't identified by ...