The days of bringing sharpened pencils and brushing away eraser shavings during standardized tests are numbered. That's the case for New York students who take the annual state tests for grades 3-8 in ...

Did you know that it wasn’t until 2024 that all PE exams became fully computer-based? Not that long ago, you would have been sharpening a pencil and lugging around a giant reference book on exam day.

Computer-based state testing was thrown into chaos across New York last week as persistent technical failures plagued schools for two consecutive days. The disruptions — affecting thousands of ...