Poughkeepsie Journal

Test meant to screen teachers instead weeded out minorities

The literacy test was among four assessments introduced in the 2013-2014 school year as part of an effort to raise the level of elementary and secondary school teaching in the state. Leaders of the ...
Education Week

U.S. Students’ Computer Literacy Performance Drops

U.S. 8th graders’ digital literacy skills declined between 2018 and 2023 on the International Computer and Information Literacy Study, a global assessment of students’ preparedness for the digital ...
The Daily Pennsylvanian

Think you know your computers? Try again

College students are notorious for spending hours on their cell phones, stalking their friends on Facebook.com and sending multitudes of e-mails per night. But when it comes to using that technology ...
The Conversation

Student teachers must pass a literacy and numeracy test before graduating – it’s unfair and costly

The authors do not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and have disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...
The Conversation

Testing teachers’ basic literacy and numeracy skills is pointless

Stewart Riddle does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...