Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Horne's administration plans to lower the criteria to pass a test used to measure the English proficiency of students learning English as a second language.

A number of Arizona students will no longer be classified as English learners after state public schools chief Tom Horne over the summer eased the standards for passing a test used to measure English ...

New York state is preparing to lower its minimum test scores for student proficiency in math and English following what an official described as a "learning loss" during the coronavirus pandemic. The ...