Test Yourself: 5 Questions From an 8th-Grade Math Test AUG. 28, 2015 This month, New York State reported that just 22 percent of the eighth graders who took this year’s Common Core-aligned math ...

Students across New York have been taking the 2016 state-mandated standardized Common Core tests — first in English Language Arts and later this week in math — and from the beginning of the ...

This post was written by someone who supports the Core, but takes a critical look at New York State’s Common Core-aligned tests, specifically the eighth-grade math exam that was designed by Pearson.

The statewide scores showed a 48% rate of proficiency in grades 3-8 in English Language Arts and a 50% rate in math, according to the scores released on the New York State School Report Card site.

Two weeks ago, New York's third- through eighth-graders took Common Core English Language Arts exams. This week, students take Common Core math exams. These exams, now in their second year, differ ...

Way back in 2015, the state Education Department awarded a $44 million, five-year contract to Questar Assessment Inc. to develop new tests tied to the Common Core, nationally developed grade-level ...

Classroom in Sacandaga Elementary School on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016 in Scotia, N.Y. Scotia-Glenville had the most-improved scores in both ELA and math since kids were first tested on Common Core in ...