Standardized testing has been under fire in recent years, including in Massachusetts schools, where high school students must take the MCAS to graduate. In the last decade, public opinion on ...

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Standardized tests are simply thermometers. Yet they’ve been abandoned by many. In his book Measuring Up, Daniel Koretz reminds readers that the reason we call something a “standardized test” is ...

Earlier this month, President Trump signed a memorandum requiring increased transparency in higher education admissions. The purpose of the order is to ensure that universities are admitting students ...

With many students returning to school in September, educators are preparing their classes for the new year and getting ready for the standardized testing that takes place annually. These standardized ...

HARRISBURG — The Pennsylvania Department of Education announced Tuesday statewide overall academic achievement increases, a conclusion derived from the 2023-24 PSSA, PASA and Keystone Exam results. In ...

The US Supreme Court will soon rule on whether to end Affirmative Action, prompting many schools to ease -- or even end -- standardized testing requirements in order to boost diversity. Corbis via ...

Stanford will resume requiring standardized testing — either the SAT or ACT — for undergraduate admission, starting with students who apply in fall 2025 for admission to the Class of 2030, the ...

Jonathan Butcher is the Will Skillman fellow in education at The Heritage Foundation and the author of “Splintered: Critical Race Theory and the Progressive War on Truth” (Post Hill Press/Bombardier ...