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 ...

The backlash against standardized tests has left lawmakers searching for ways to keep parents happy yet still hold schools, and students, accountable ...

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 that fall. The Urban Institute reported that the number of four-year colleges and ...

ABILENE, Texas - AISD is asking the Abilene City Council to support them in a petition to get the annual yearly progress ratings overturned. The resolution encourages the Texas Legislature to ...

In regards to the diatribe against standardized elementary school testing written by Justin MacDonald and published in the weekend Daily News (Aug. 8, "Why schools are broken (hint: it's not the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Undergraduate students applying to Cornell over the next two admissions cycles won’t have to submit their test scores. The undergraduate admissions office announced Wednesday that the University will ...