This article is featured in the 2025 Winter Carnival Special Issue. On Dec. 13, 2024, the College offered admission to the earliest accepted members of the Class of 2029 — the first class to apply to ...

Standardized tests claim to measure student learning, academic achievement, and college readiness. What they actually measure is pattern recognition and the stamina to sit still for three hours and ...

When the College Board canceled SAT testing in 2020, hundreds of colleges adopted test-optional admissions policies that fall. The Urban Institute reported that the number of four-year colleges and ...

Various standardized tests are used across different states and grade levels. Schools and educators must prepare for student accommodations, testing security, and other related aspects. After 50 years ...

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 ...

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 ...

The significance and rigor of AP exams are once again in the spotlight with the release of the latest test scores. Discussions about the new scoring methodology and the streamlining of content ...

Virginians have built one of the best public school systems in the country. Not only do our kids deserve that world-class education, but our No. 1 ranking for education is why CNBC rated our ...