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 ...

New York Department of Education has been phasing in computer-based assessments, rather than using bubble sheets and pencils. "There's a lot of frustration," Rockland BOCES spokesperson Scott Salotto ...

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 ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- The New York State of Education Department said many schools across the state are experiencing a slowdown in computer-based testing systems for third to eighth graders. The ...

As New York City students begin taking state tests this week, some grades will be required to exclusively take the tests on computers for the first time, prompting concerns from parents and educators ...

Schools across New York State are continuing to have difficulty accessing the Grade 3-8 Computer-Based Testing System on Wednesday. The New York State Education Department said this is the second day ...

The exam that governs admission to the city’s most selective high schools will be administered next fall, despite critics’ complaints that the test disproportionately blocks Black and Latino students ...

The computer versions of the state English language arts and math tests are now working after two days of problems, the state Education Department announced. The vendor in charge of running the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — For the second day in a row, several school districts across New York State encountered technical difficulties as students attempted to log in for their state assessments. The ...

An educationist warns schools are ill-equipped for the 2026 computer-based SSCE exams, calling for systemic reforms and public-private partnerships.