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The Debate Over Standardized Testing Is About to Converge With Two Scary On-Campus Realities
I’ve taught high school English for decades. I know what my students are—and aren’t—capable of.
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The standardized exam has evolved over the past century, all in the name of testing for college readiness. Now, it has become a…
Faculty are in open revolt over the lack of standardized test scores.
How the test of college readiness has changed with trends in U.S. education policy over the past 100 years.
Amid a national debate over the value of standardized testing, faculty are pushing the UC Board of Regents to reinstate the use…
Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath warns the U.S.’s $30 billion bet on laptops in schools has made Gen Z less cognitively…
In 2025, Harvard once again began asking applicants to submit an SAT or ACT score. This was a reversal of the no-test-necessary…
