October marks National Health Literacy Month, and a new blood test for colon cancer screening is now available in Nevada. Dr.

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New Jersey’s largest school system will receive nearly half a million dollars in new federal funding to strengthen reading ...

In most states, schools are required to screen students as they enter kindergarten—a process that is meant to identify ...

After years of relying on state tests that painted an incomplete picture, Abilene schools say new benchmarks and local assessments are revealing what students truly know—and where they’re growing ...

The Watchdog welcomes the news that a new state law creates a requirement for all Texas public school students to take a ...

In total, at least 34,800 teenagers failed the tests.

Massachusetts House leaders plan to pass a bill this week that that would require school curriculums and teacher training be ...

The government rolled out a longer, harder exam this month for aspiring Americans. More than 350,000 Washington Post readers ...

Some advocates and parents are worried the state's new literacy laws won't be enough to move districts not already embracing ...