The five-year experiment in ignoring SAT and ACT results has failed. Continuing it would be a disservice to students who aren ...

Standardized tests claim to measure student learning, academic achievement, and college readiness. What they actually measure ...

Much of the opposition to standardized tests stems not from the idea that they don’t work but from the realization that they ...

Two main criticisms have crystallized from the standardized testing debate in recent years. The first is that a three-hour standardized test isn’t an accurate measure of ability. This is an attractive ...

Many educators contend standardized testing is outdated, ineffective and inequitable, but standardized-objective testing is still the best way to determine if someone knows what negative six minus ...

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 ...

When the College Board cancelled SAT testing in 2020, hundreds of colleges adopted test-optional admissions policies for that ...

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 ...

Five years after pandemic disruptions, New Jersey students are still showing uneven academic recovery on the NJSLA exams.

Third graders can’t read. That’s a common assertion. How do we know? Colorado’s CMAS standardized tests for third graders ...

As high schools rethink graduation requirements, a growing number are moving away from requiring all students to pass a ...

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 ...