What started as one school’s protest against the MAP test has quickly ignited a storm. First other schools in Seattle started weighing in, then the NAACP and now, in the most striking demonstration of ...

WALKING the same halls once trod by Jimi Hendrix, Quincy Jones, Bruce Lee, Brandon Roy and Macklemore makes teaching at Garfield High School exhilarating. When I look at the students in my history ...

For students, the start of a new school year can feel like a blank slate, a chance to begin anew. This year, however, Seattle students (along with their parents and teachers) can be forgiven for ...

As schools prepare to open throughout Missouri, there are new concerns about soon-to-be-released test scores from last year.Some people worry that the scores will be misinterpreted because the 2015 ...

And each year, there is increasing talk of the MAP test disappearing -- or perhaps getting an overhaul -- one day. Last legislative session, several lawmakers filed bills to sever the connection ...

ST. LOUIS — Students across Missouri are under pressure as state testing is underway and it's a time of year many families dread. The Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) is used to accredit schools and ...

SIKESTON, MO (KFVS) - If parents decide their children don't need to take Missouri's MAP test, are the students punished? Parents in Sikeston, Missouri feel that's exactly what's happening after they ...