Current Standards and Testing News Today

Tougher standards concern some teachers
Gov. Phil Bredesen, who championed tougher curriculum and testing for Tennessee students, toured the state last week touting the new standards and warning parents of the result - much lower standardized test scores coming home in September.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 04:05:44 -0700

Standards Raised, More Students Fail Tests
Applying new, tougher standards, state education officials said Wednesday that more than half of public school students in New York City failed their English exams this year, and 54 percent of them passed in math.

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 23:47:14 -0700

DM, Unilever to have closer cooperation on product safety and testing standards
29 July 2010 Dubai Municipality Dubai Municipality and Unilever, leading manufacturers of personal care, cosmetics and household cleaning products, have agreed to have closer cooperation in future regarding product safety and testing standards.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 03:28:32 -0700

State's new standards give schools tough test
School districts throughout the area, their budgets already strained in a tough economic climate, will scramble to try to pay for more remedial education now that 20,000 students have fallen short on state English and math standardized tests.

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:33:37 -0700

Another Round of E. coli Testing Closes Swimming Beaches
(Jefferson City, MO) -- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources says Monday's testing came back higher than state standards at the public beaches at Wakonda and Lake of the Ozarks 

Wed, 28 Jul 2010 14:54:19 -0700