PHOENIX – For the first time, third-graders who fail the reading portion of state-required standardized testing will not advance to fourth grade. Gov. Jan Brewer signed a law in 2010 called Move On ...

"I felt the test was extremely easy. I was taking it as a sophomore — I was an average student — and I still thought the test was way under my level. They also need to think of more important writing ...

PHOENIX — As Valley teachers get ready to start AIMS testing, child behavior experts say there are some things parents can do to help children prepare. “Children have a lot of weight on their ...

Tucson-area third-graders will face more pressure next school year when the AIMS test determines whether they move to the next grade. School districts have spent the last three years preparing for ...

State Superintendent of P ublic Instruction Tom Horne wants to make the upcoming science AIMS test the first state-administered “end-of-course” exam that could be incorporated into students’ final ...