A major laborers’ union with a large Hispanic immigrant membership is using an English literacy test to disqualify candidates from running for leadership positions in the union. The English competency ...

A New Jersey teachers union wants to change the state's standards for entering the profession. The Garden State currently requires that candidates for teacher certification pass a basic skills test ...

Prospective Michigan teachers won't have to take the SAT anymore to be certified in Michigan, a move that might help attract more teachers to the profession and help districts struggling with ...

SALT LAKE CITY -- More of Utah's high school seniors are passing their required Basic Skills Competency Test. State education leaders say almost 82 percent of this year's public school graduates ...

The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging tax preparers to take a new competency exam as soon as possible. So far, more than 4,800 people have become Registered Tax Return Preparers, according to ...