Here comes another standardized testing season with all the administrator anxiety, teacher turmoil and student disaffection. So much of it that, at least in high schools, those mass assessments do as ...

BALTIMORE, MD, February 13, 2025 – As the national conversation around standardized testing intensifies, new research published in the INFORMS journal Management Science raises critical questions ...

The farcical practice of annual state testing for grades 3-11 (in most states) began in the early 2000’s with the mandates of No Child Left Behind. This unnecessary tradition has continued in spite of ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Two big changes are coming to the ACT standardized test, according to an official statement released in July from Janet Godwin, the CEO of ACT. After the ACT Enrollment ...

As students wrap up the school year, their last hurdle is often state testing, which can spark discussions about whether or not these exams accurately measure student learning. In the spring, states ...

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 ...

Caltech on Thursday, April 11, restored its standardized testing requirement for entering students, only four years after disbanding it, joining Harvard on the same day in bringing back the policy.

A new season of standardized testing is underway, with thousands of students taking SAT's, GRE's, GMAT's, and LSAT's in the hopes of landing a spot at a prestigious school. Two things to consider.

It’s time for politicians to get out of the business of trying to determine what’s best for public education and trust local educators to do what they think is best for the students they serve. Why ...

Can you make a better decision with less information? More specifically, can college admissions offices make better decisions without standardized test scores? In the last two decades, more and more ...

UC Davis research shows that universities who made standardized tests optional for admission increased the diversity of their student bodies. (iStock) Universities that have eliminated standardized ...