UC to consider reinstating SAT, ACT tests after faculty say students are deficient in math

The University of California will consider bringing back SAT and ACT requirements for first-year admissions. UC ended test ...
The Chronicle of Higher Education

The Test-Optional Conundrum

A s a new admissions cycle begins, colleges are navigating a fragmented and unsettled standardized-testing landscape. After a pandemic-fueled rush to drop standardized-testing requirements, a handful ...
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The case against standardized testing: What it really does to kids' learning

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 ...
CNN

Should the SAT still matter after all these years? Why some colleges are bringing it back

Generations of American teens have taken the SAT, a blood-pressure-raising multi-hour exam they are told could make or break their academic futures. The longest-enduring standardized college ...
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How to support students as they head into standardized testing

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM)—As the school year comes to a close across Mississippi, students will be challenged by standardized testing. The Mississippi Academic Assessment Program measures student ...
Houston Public Media

Texas House Democrats’ frustration with STAAR bill highlights divide over how new test should look

The Texas House approved Tuesday a bill to overhaul the STAAR test, but House Democrats’ broad opposition to the proposal underlined lingering disagreements over what a new standardized test should ...
Forbes

Yale University To Reinstate Standardized Test Requirement For Admissions

Yale University will once again require standardized testing for students applying for admission in the fall of 2025. The decision, announced today, ends the test-optional undergraduate admissions ...