State tests are a familiar annual ritual—every spring, students in grades 3-8 take exams that assess what they know and are able to do in reading and math. Mandated by federal accountability policy, ...

New Meridian is an assessment company that launched in 2016 with the goal of making tests more useful for educators and students. Today, it works with more than 2,500 districts in five states. Given ...

In what is becoming an unfortunate annual tradition, statewide student testing is once again under attack in Jefferson City. This year, two bills — House Bill 1704 and Senate Bill 992 — would ...