The numbers for the state's fourth-grade writing tests should be out, but they are not because there is a problem with the scores. State school leaders held up grading of tests to check reliability of ...

TRENTON - The state Department of Education plans to raise the minimum passing scores on state NJASK tests given to third- and fourth-graders this spring, making it harder for students to pass the ...

How many can you get right? No peeking at a dictionary for this surprisingly tricky 4th grade spelling words quiz. Remember those 4th grade spelling words quizzes we took in elementary school? They ...

The ink is barely dry on revisions to the state's third grade reading and retention law, and a House education chair is considering a similar strategy for fourth graders, including a plan to advance ...

Reading scores for fourth- and eighth-grade students held mostly steady last year, continuing a stubborn trend of minimal improvement across most racial, economic and geographic groups. Scores on the ...

U.S. students’ reading scores have plunged further on the test known as the nation’s report card, while math scores have stagnated for 8th graders and ticked up slightly only for 4th ...

As some 120,000 students head back to class, school districts in Hudson County face a wide range issues, including integrating an influx of new students, raising test scores, and proposals to ...