Gov. Bobby Jindal issued an executive order asking the state school board to allow alternatives to the Common Core test it plans to use this spring. (Photo by Brianna Paciorka, NOLA.com | The ...

Between March 25 and June 6, more than 4 million kids will sit for the trial run of national Common Core tests. Faced with a rise in parents who don’t want their kids taking these tests, state ...

Missouri public school children spent untold hours this spring prepping for a new computer-based standardized test. It required written essays, details to back up answers, and raised concerns that ...

FREEPORT, Long Island (WABC) -- Some parents in one Long Island school district are furious after they say school officials are refusing to allow them to opt their children out of Common Core testing.

In a new twist to a lengthy debate, 17 state House members sent a letter Friday to Gov. Bobby Jindal that says he has another avenue to kill plans for Common Core testing. The letter, which was signed ...

During a mid-day news conference, Jindal called on the Legislature and state Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to come up with "Louisiana standards and a Louisiana test" to replace Common ...

A majority of students refused to take the Common Core assessment tests in several local school districts this year while scores for those who took the exams rose incrementally. The opt-out rates ...

Tensions are rising between state Superintendent of Education John White and a growing number of local school superintendents over how and when Common Core test results will be released. White has ...