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Only around half of Washington students passed the new state tests in math and English.That’s a big drop in scores from the old tests. But it’s what…

So many high school students opted out of the state proficiency tests this year that policymakers face a problem: The Washington State Board of Education…

Washington State Senate Republicans and Democrats have agreed to delay a requirement for high school students to pass a biology exit exam this year and…

Eleventh graders in Washington state are saying heck no to the Smarter Balanced Assessment. At Garfield High School in Seattle’s Central Area, 95 percent…