TUCSON, Ariz. — It's that time of the year again: AzMERIT testing begins April 1. And it's high stakes for schools and districts. Scores are a big contributor to the final grades that they receive. A ...

The State Board of Education adopted criteria Friday for the AzMERIT test that renders the performance of about two-thirds of Arizona students as insufficient. Though scores will not be officially ...

Arizona’s AzMERIT scores have just been released, and the Department of Education has created such a detailed spreadsheet, it makes this old English teacher’s head spin. Everything is broken down ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — The state has handed down directives on AZMerit testing. It's requiring students to take the standardized test in-person. "Allowing students to take the assessment remotely will ...

The state has released scores on the AzMERIT tests given this spring, meaning we can compare TUSD’s 2017 scores with its scores two years ago when students took the first AzMERIT tests, and with the ...

Arizona students performed slightly better on a statewide standardized test in the 2015-2016 school year, but more than half still failed, new results show. Preliminary, state-level AzMERIT test ...

Arizona risks losing $340 million in federal funds because state lawmakers allow school districts – including Chandler Unified – to offer an alternative to the AzMERIT standardized tests. In a letter ...

PHOENIX — The majority of students failed the state’s AzMERIT test last year, but the Arizona schools chief doesn’t want parents to feel discouraged. Superintendent of Public Instruction Diane Douglas ...

PHOENIX — Instead of just one statewide test, Arizona’s public schools may soon be able to choose from a selection of state-approved tests to give their students. That means the current AzMERIT ...

Arizona’s previous assessment, known as AIMS, set the bar too low and painted a far too rosy picture Low scores are not evidence our kids aren’t smart enough or our teachers aren’t good enough AzMERIT ...