May 7, 2026 - A 1977 landmark California law gives student journalists the autonomy to publish news without interference from principals and other school leaders. But these rights are often violated.

ST. PAUL -- For the first time in seven years, students this year won't be able to use calculators on parts of the Minnesota Basic Skills math test. Instead, there will be a section of questions the ...

Before attorneys can practice law in Minnesota, they have to pass the bar exam. In fact, they have to pass a two-hour, 50-question exam just to be able to sit for the bar exam. Likewise, nurses have ...

The Illinois state board of education recently rescinded a policy that limited the number of times prospective teachers could take a basic-skills test, fearing that it was preventing too many minority ...

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. Act 1669, which was signed into law ...

A New Jersey teachers union wants to change the state's standards for entering the profession. The Garden State currently requires that candidates for teacher certification pass a basic skills test ...

House lawmakers are revisiting a new, stricter teacher licensure law that critics say is driving qualified teachers out of the classroom. Last year, the Legislature changed the laws governing teacher ...