It’s no secret that students worldwide use AI chatbots to do their homework and avoid learning things. On the flip side, students can also use AI as a tool to beef up their knowledge and plan for the ...

Ministers are considering introducing mandatory eye tests for drivers over 70 and tightening drink-driving rules as part of new road safety plans, according to reports. Cognitive tests for older ...

All kindergarten through Grade 3 students in Alberta could soon be required to take mandatory reading and math tests under Bill 6, the province’s proposed law aimed at identifying learning gaps early.

The Government’s new reading test for year 8s will sit alongside new “diagnostic” maths and writing tests to help teachers identify gaps in learning, the Education Secretary has said. The final report ...

Last month, The US Food and Drug Administration approved a new blood test for assisting the diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Produced by Roche, Elecsys pTau181 measures the concentration of a ...

The Los Angeles Unified students achieved record-high performance on the 2025 California Assessments of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP), the California Department of Education announced last ...

Setting aside time in the school day to teach students social-emotional skills, such as emotional regulation and perspective-taking, can substantially boost students’ grade-point averages and ...

It’s tempting to compare yourself to others when pursuing a reading goal. According to the Pew Research Center, the average person in the U.S. reads about 12 books per year—but that number won’t help ...

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Year 8 pupils in England will have to sit reading tests at school under government plans due to be released this autumn, the BBC understands. The mandatory tests, first reported by Schools Week, would ...

Educators worry about absenteeism and smartphones as NAEP report shows scores at lowest levels in two decades The average reading and math scores of American high school seniors fell to their lowest ...