Teachers participate in a Common Core training session in Kingsport, Tenn. A new test known as edTPA, meant to better gauge if teachers are prepared for the classroom, is still getting mixed reviews, ...

TEXAS, USA — Here in Texas, hopeful teachers may soon be required to take an entirely new certification exam. It would require teachers to submit a portfolio based on the grade level they're teaching.

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Inspired by the Chicago parents' and teachers' boycott of the Illinois Standards Achievement Test (ISAT), graduate students at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) have decided to boycott the ...