Testing

Yet another recently released set of data shows students nationally recording lower achievement than before the pandemic.

New education research from Portland-based company NWEA shows student learning gains returned to the pace seen before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Oregon leaders originally asked to waive all standardized tests. Testing will only be required in one or two subjects.

Oregon education officials say they’re “looking at options” with the federal government.

The Oregon State University project is designed to speed up the development of wave energy technology in the United States.

Western juniper has been relegated to firewood, furniture, raised garden beds and the occasional rural fence post. That’s about to change.

A wave energy test facility off the Oregon coast has entered a new phase of development. 

Proposed new rules from the federal education department lay out specific sanctions against schools that don’t have enough students taking standardized tests.

A new federal proposal recommends schools spend no more than 2 percent of instructional time on testing. But Portland schools say they already spends less than that.

New standardized tests yielded familiar results. But a deeper look into Oregon's Smarter Balanced exams reveals both academic challenges and policy implications for educators in the state.