Lawmakers made a dramatic move Thursday to fundamentally change the state's standardized educational testing structure and align state standards with the ACT college admissions test. Supporters said the change would better prepare Colorado schoolchildren...

While kids across Colorado pencil in bubbles on statewide exams this month, lawmakers are calling for the next evolution in standardized testing — an extensive overhaul to make exams more relevant to life after high school. A bipartisan coalition of legislators...