Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Several locations across Gary and Northwest Indiana help students prepare for the upcoming standardized test season. (Getty Images ...

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, ...

Last week the U.S. Department of Education issued a “Dear Colleague” letter that warned colleges and universities that they could lose federal funding if they considered race in any of a broad range ...

LSU is considering whether to reverse course on its test-optional policy at the flagship campus in Baton Rouge, saying ...

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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 ...

Re “The UCSD lesson: Math proficiency scandal shows need for standardized tests and folly of dumbing school down” (Nov. 30): Megan McArdle’s column conflicts with higher education scholarship. UC’s ...

The numbers aren’t great, but there are signs of hope. The state Department of Education late last month released school-level results of state standardized testing — the Pennsylvania System of School ...

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 ...

This article is featured in the 2025 Winter Carnival Special Issue. On Dec. 13, 2024, the College offered admission to the earliest accepted members of the Class of 2029 — the first class to apply to ...