Millions of test-takers sign up for the ACT, SAT, or another standardized test every year. Admissions officers rely on test scores when making acceptance decisions. So it's important to understand ...
Much of the opposition to standardized tests stems not from the idea that they don’t work but from the realization that they ...
Dartmouth College will once again require standardized college admissions tests in order to be admitted to the school, a reversal for the Ivy League school that was one of a thousand schools that made ...
Discover the hidden power and racial biases of standardized testing. Learn how it perpetuates inequality and harms Black ...
Harvard College announced on Thursday it wouldn’t require standardized testing scores for applicants applying to the school through the class of 2030. The prestigious institution previously waived ...
Standardized testing has long been a contentious topic in the field of education. While the primary goal of standardized testing is to measure student achievement and set benchmarks for educational ...
The five-year experiment in ignoring SAT and ACT results has failed. Continuing it would be a disservice to students who aren ...
Princeton University announced this week that it will resume requiring standardized test scores for undergraduates seeking admission to the university beginning with the 2027-28 admission cycle. First ...
There’s hope in the air, a scent of spring, the anticipation of change, democracy may pull through. Why, then, with K-12 public schools, the broken promise, the dismay? Biden raised hopes when he ...
Listening recently to a local political candidate denigrate public education in Nevada was very disheartening. Not because of character flaws or perceived inability of the candidate. He, like most ...
In a recent tweet, Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers, asserted: "Standardized testing doesn't help kids learn, and it doesn't help teachers teach." Instead, she argued ...
The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) voted 4-3 Tuesday on a resolution that would allow 10 schools to opt out of standardized tests and test preparation beginning in the 2025-26 school year ...