standardized tests

In recent months, cases of cheating, including large-scale cheating at elite colleges, have led to considerable turmoil.

Standardized testing in New York public schools will now fall on uniform dates throughout the state, and mathematics assessments for grades 3-8 will take place a month earlier, in April instead of May.

In an effort to help students concentrate more during standardized tests, the Department of Education has a list of topics and words that it advises test makers to avoid.