Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students work in the computer lab at Cuyama Valley High School after taking the annual state standardized tests, in a file photo.

The State Board of Education has selected four new labels to describe how well students are doing state tests. There was debate over the best way to describe students who are not proficient. The new ...

In a quest to help parents understand how their children are really doing in school — but not make them feel bad in the ...