A federal appeals court ruled Monday that a test of basic skills required for all teachers in California can remain in use, even though the test has resulted in limiting the number of minority ...

It's not unusual for some potential job seekers to be asked to take a skills assessment test to validate their qualifications—depending on the role. The process can be nerve-wracking, so it's ...

A law prohibiting the New Jersey State Board of Examiners from requiring a basic reading, writing and mathematics test for teachers went into effect on Wednesday.

New Jersey will no longer require candidates to take basic skills tests to become a teacher in the state, under a bipartisan law Gov. Phil Murphy signed Monday — the latest change state leaders ...

One former state teacher of the year has called the basic skills tests “painful and laborious,” and irrelevant to the classroom.

To address the ongoing teacher shortage crisis, the New Jersey Education Association is campaigning for the end of a basic skills test for teachers.

The New Jersey law eliminates the need for prospective teachers to take the Praxis Core Test, a basic skills test for reading, writing and math.

Teachers in New Jersey will no longer be required to pass a basic reading, writing and mathematics test to be eligible for public schools, according to a new law.