A recent polygraph test taken in Orange County, Calif., has brought the validity of polygraphs — also called “lie detector tests” — into question. Even though some police departments and ...

An independent report into Tasmania's senior school exams blames understaffing for a series of mistakes found in last year's ...

Eighth grade students’ science test scores have fallen to the level they were in 2009, the first year the national test was given. The latest results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress ...

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North Carolina’s statewide average test proficiency rates are still behind pre-pandemic levels across all subjects except for fourth-grade reading and fourth-grade math, new data from the North ...

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Newly unveiled results from a nationwide proficiency assessment taken by thousands of students across the country show scores across grade levels and subject matter are continuing to decline. The ...

NASA introduces its 2025 astronaut class ready for lunar and Martian missions. Two women with North Texas ties made the cut.

A papyrus from ancient Egypt reveals women tested pregnancy by urinating on bags of wheat and barley. If the grains sprouted, she was pregnant, and the crop that grew first was thought to predict the ...

Students sit in class at Anchorage West High School on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024. Alaska students’ test scores improved modestly last school year, according to results released Friday by the Department ...

North Carolina students are making big gains in math, though they remain behind the proficiency rates of 2018 and 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic closed schools, new data from the North Carolina ...

Cancer treatment is becoming more personalized. By considering a patient's unique genetic and molecular profile, along with their lifestyle and environmental factors, doctors can make more accurate ...