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 ...

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

A growing number of parents and students are deciding to “opt out” of assessment tests in an effort to stem the rise of what they call a “toxic testing culture.” Pennsylvania saw a five-fold increase ...

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

Before the pandemic, there were already about 1,000 four-year colleges that were test-optional. And almost overnight, all American colleges became test-optional. But over the last few years, ...