Iowa education officials are talking about ending the practice of taking the Iowa Test of Basic Skills.The tests have been a standard for Iowa kids since the 1940s.Iowa Department of Education ...

The bill would end the Praxis core test requirement just months after a new law created a pathway letting teachers eschew the basic skills test. (Courtesy of the New Jersey Governor's Office) A bill ...

EdSource · How a California professor once coded secrets in music (rebroadcast) The caller had personal knowledge that a recently deceased former employee of the defendant Commission on Teacher ...

A New Jersey teachers union wants to change the state's standards for entering the profession. The Garden State currently requires that candidates for teacher certification pass a basic skills test ...

WASHINGTON (TNND) — A law that eliminated the basic skills test for teachers to be certified went into effect on Jan. 1 in New Jersey. Director of Outreach at Parents Defending Education Erika Sanzi ...

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO)-- A new state law passed last year requires anyone who wants to be a new teacher in Minnesota to take what's called a basic skills test. But now, some are questioning whether that ...

ST. PAUL - Minnesota is considering making it easier to become a teacher by eliminating what educators say is an overly demanding test of their academic skills. A committee created during the 2013 ...

Aurora University will host six review sessions in January and February to help students prepare for the Illinois State Board of Education Basic Skills Test. Education and social work majors who plan ...

Many agree: To improve education, we need excellent teachers in every classroom. One proposal before the Minnesota Legislature won’t help toward that end. It’s a measure to throw out the basic skills ...