Aidan Muller ’27 makes the point that SATs predict college success well for both white and minority students. He concludes by suggesting that the admissions office should reinstitute the requirement ...

If you work long enough in education, you see that most academic trends swing through extreme phases like a pendulum. College admissions trends have followed suit, especially regarding standardized ...

Standardized testing continues to be a critical component in U.S. education and college admissions. This stands true even as formats evolve and new technologies reshape the academic experience. This ...

The return of standardized testing requirements drove down the size of Harvard’s application pool this year — but it’s not ...

Yale University has announced a new "test-flexible" standardized testing policy set to go into effect for the 2024-25 admissions cycle, following fellow Ivy League school Dartmouth College in ...

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Once your child has taken a test, when does it make sense to submit their scores at test-optional schools? I’m sorry to ...

A common criticism of public education are the results of standardized test scores and the level of proficiency among student populations that accompany them. This is sometimes used to argue that ...

The high-stakes eliteness of standardized testing subconsciously illuminates competitiveness that pins students against one another. Unfortunately, it continues to be a commonality for students to ...

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 ...

For example, in Maryland and North Carolina ... A consortium of New York schools experimented with using performance-based assessments instead of standardized tests. The assessments were used, with ...