After decades of paper-and-pencil tests, the new results from the “nation’s report card” in writing come from a computer-based assessment for the first time, but only about one-quarter of the 8th and ...

BOZEMAN — Starting in two years, only students who pass a writing proficiency test will be fully admitted to Montana’s four-year state colleges and universities, the Board of Regents decided Friday.

Written exams should generate writing that vibrates with personality, exploration of ideas and an urge to communicate, says Tyler Thier This may discredit my job as the coordinator of Hofstra ...