Standardized testing continues to be a critical component in U.S. education and college admissions. This stands true even as formats evolve and new technologies reshape the academic experience. This ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: A story about Lackawanna County schools’ standardized test scores published Saturday used the wrong data to evaluate students’ performance. This story corrects that information.

Corrected: A previous version of this article misstated the consequences for low-performing schools related to state and federally required testing. Students in one Arizona district will take fewer ...

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 ...

Yale University has announced a new "test-flexible" standardized testing policy set to go into effect for the 2024-25 admissions cycle, following fellow Ivy League school Dartmouth College in ...

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Gov. Maura Healey unveiled proposals for a new high school graduation framework, more than a year after voters decided to repeal the MCAS graduation requirement. Students would be required to take, ...

AUSTIN, Texas — This article was originally published by our content partners at the Texas Tribune. Read the original article here. Texas lawmakers have sent legislation replacing STAAR, the state’s ...