standardized tests

The Michigan Department of Education released scores for its M-STEP standardized test, a statewide exam taken by third through eighth and eleventh grade…

The jury is still out on whether Michigan students will have to take the M-STEP test this year. But whatever tests students do take won’t be used for…

If a third-grader scores poorly on standardized math and reading tests, there may be more to the problem than just the school. That's according to an…

LANSING, Mich. - Gov. Rick Snyder is urging calm ahead of Michigan's release of the lowest-performing public schools, saying there is a "misperception"…

Third- and fourth-graders at Savage Elementary School in Belleville did really well on the math section of the Michigan Student Test of Educational…

For this Week in Michigan Politics, I talked with Michigan Radio's senior news analyst, Jack Lessenberry about why so many students didn't do well on the…

As the Ann Arbor school board considers cracking down on students who opt out of state tests, we’re now getting a clearer picture of why the board is so…

The Ann Arbor school board is considering a new rule that would require all students to take the state standardized test, or risk losing their spots at…

A bill meant to improve teacher evaluations across Michigan has cleared the state Senate.Similar legislation never got out of the Senate last year. Bill…

Officials at Michigan’s Department of Education say schools are ready for the new standardized test. The eight-week window to take it opens today.The new…