The State Board of Education on Wednesday approved new labels to inform families and teachers about how students are performing on state standardized tests, aiming to provide clear descriptions that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students work in the computer lab at Cuyama Valley High School after taking the annual state standardized tests, in a file photo.

A student takes a computer-based test in this file photo. California officials this week debated what to call it when a student has a low test score. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP) The State Board of Education ...

The State Board of Education has selected four new labels to describe how well students are doing state tests. There was debate over the best way to describe students who are not proficient. The new ...