The “No Child Left Behind” Act of 2001 requires that states set definitions of student proficiency in reading and mathematics achievement. Under the law, states must begin assessing student ...

A number of states appear to be easing their standards for what it means to be “proficient” in reading and math because of pressures to comply with a new federal law requiring states to make sure all ...

California education officials Wednesday decided to maintain rigorous proficiency standards for students despite projections that nearly all schools will fail to meet them by a federal deadline of ...

When No Child Left Behind passed back in 2002, Congress enthusiastically proclaimed that 100 percent of American students would be proficient in reading and math by 2014. What they didn’t expect was ...

Math problem: If only 33% of California’s schoolchildren meet the state’s new learning standards, and the federal government insists the number must reach 100% within 12 years, at what point on the ...