For almost the past four decades, academic standards have been a defining focus of efforts to improve student achievement. The movement for high academic standards—determinations of what students ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Newly-released Standards of Learning scores show Virginia’s students are improving. “What we are doing is working,” said Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) to reporters on Wednesday, Aug.

Virginia’s Standards of Learning assessments have been administered for more than 20 years. Over that period, many changes have taken place through actions of the General Assembly and the Virginia ...