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 ...

(STACKER) — In April, Harvard University announced that it would again require prospective undergraduates to submit either SAT or ACT scores as part of their applications for fall 2025, a significant ...

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 ...

Institutionalized during the Chinese Han Dynasty, the civil service examination became the symbol of meritocracy and the hope for a new generation of talented elites to replace the old. In a time when ...

The five-year experiment in ignoring SAT and ACT results has failed. Continuing it would be a disservice to students who aren't prepared for college.

Is standardized testing dead? Or, to paraphrase Mark Twain, are the reports “greatly exaggerated”? In March 2020, about 1,000 of the 2,300 private nonprofit and public bachelor's-granting colleges and ...

Last fall, when generative AI abruptly started turning out competent high-school- and college-level writing, some educators saw it as an opportunity. Perhaps it was time, at last, to dispose of the ...

Last week the U.S. Department of Education issued a “Dear Colleague” letter that warned colleges and universities that they could lose federal funding if they considered race in any of a broad range ...

The digital SAT will be offered beginning in March 2024. Students can take it on a computer or tablet, and the test will be shortened to two hours from three. In March, the College Board will launch ...

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 ...

Discover the hidden power and racial biases of standardized testing. Learn how it perpetuates inequality and harms Black ...

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 ...