Glass is among those critical of Iowa Assessments as a “norm referenced” test intended to compare academic performance among students. In an interview with Times editorial page editor Mark Ridolfi, he ...

DES MOINES — Members of the state Board of Education unanimously voted Wednesday to adopt a new state assessment to replace the current state tests in math and reading starting in the 2016-17 school ...

The good news is that overall statewide test scores for Iowa's public schools weren't any worse than last year. The bad news is they weren't much better, either. As a whole, students who took the 2022 ...

Iowa students’ proficiencies in math, reading and science did not change significantly in 2023 compared to last year, according to the most recent Iowa Department of Education report. The department ...

State officials praise students' English language arts proficiency on latest Iowa Statewide Assessment of Student Progress test.