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Massachusetts students rank #1 in U.S. for AP scores Massachusetts students again earn the highest scores on advanced placement exams last year.

Preparing Neurodivergent Students for Campus Life College Prep 101 for Neurodivergent Students is a new Tufts pre-college program designed for high schoolers and their families, which aims to help students understand college-level expectations and navigate academic and campus life with confidence

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Why Boys Are Behind in Reading at Every Age Boys’ reading struggles are not inevitable, research suggests, and addressing the deficit could improve outcomes in school and beyond.

NJ Test Scores Show Public School Students Are Not Making the Grade in Math - NJ Family New Jersey Department of Ed released the Student Learning Assessment scores - and New Jersey has room for improvement

Suneung: Blind students sit 13-hour college entry exam in South Korea South Korea's national college entry exam is notoriously hard - but blind students face unique challenges.

GoLocalProv | News | RICAS Scores Continue to Flounder - English Still Below Pre-Pandemic Levels The Rhode Island Department of Education (RIDE) released the 2025 Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System (RICAS) scores - and English Language Arts (ELA) scores remain below pre-pandemic levels, six years later. 

Mass. proposes new high school graduation standards Voters recently approved a measure to remove MCAS as a graduation requirement. Follow NBC10 Boston: https://instagram.com/nbc10boston https://tiktok.com/ https://facebook.com/NBC10Boston https://twitter.com/NBC10Boston https://bsky.app/profile/nbcboston.com

'National crisis' as children's reading enjoyment plummets to new low, report warns Education experts call on the government to establish a reading taskforce in an era when children are "more used to having a device".

Sal Khan wants an AI tutor for every student: here's how it's working at an Indiana high school Anderson Cooper headed back to school with Sal Khan, the founder of Khan Academy, and creator of the AI tutor Khanmigo. The tool is helping students and teachers alike, and evaluating Cooper's middle school essay.

Opinion | There’s a Very Good Reason College Students Don’t Read Anymore The world is sending a message about its priorities, and they do not appear to include “Moby-Dick.”

Teachers washing students' school uniforms amid hygiene poverty worries Teachers are being forced to plug more and more gaps - as one school in Blackpool has even installed its own launderette to help pupils suffering from hygiene poverty.