Ohio's decision to suspend the statewide social studies tests for fifth- and eighth-graders for the next few years may be necessary because of budget trouble. But the state should reinstate the test ...

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U.S. children’s test scores in social studies, math and reading have all plummeted since the beginning of the pandemic, raising grave concerns about students’ future. Eighth-graders’ scores in U.S.

All 50 states have social studies standards, but only 21 test students on the topic and nine require students to pass them to graduate, according to a new Tufts University analysis of state K-12 ...

State schools chief Tom Horne wants to expand the AIMS test to include subjects such as American history, chemistry and trigonometry. The tests would be end-ofcourse exams intended to address a ...