Superintendent candidate Sonja Shaw called out her opponent during Wednesday night’s debate over the state’s dismal reading ...

At first glance, calls from members of Congress to restore academic merit in college admissions might sound like a neutral policy. In our view, these campaigns often cherry-pick evidence and mask a ...

Amid a mounting backlash to classroom screen time, some school leaders are scaling back on digital devices. But others say mandated online testing and hefty supply costs have left them with no option ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Earlier this month, President Trump signed a memorandum requiring increased transparency in higher education admissions. The ...

ACT is best known for its college admissions exam, which is accepted by the vast majority of four-year colleges and ...

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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 ...

During the pandemic, nearly all of America's colleges and universities -- including Ivy Leaguers such as Harvard -- made standardized tests like SATs and ACTs optional. Now the education system is ...

Standardized testing has long been a contentious topic in the field of education. While the primary goal of standardized testing is to measure student achievement and set benchmarks for educational ...

The standardized tests used for college admissions—tests like the SAT, ACT, LSAT, and GMAT—are some of the most reliable measurement instruments available. They reflect an enormous investment of ...