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 ...

Supporters see tests such as the SAT as objective measures of academic preparation, allowing comparison among students no ...

Rochester educators rally against high-stakes tests, urging alternative student assessments. A group of Rochester teachers and retired educators is preparing to host an event with a mission: to rally ...

Hundreds of University of California (UC) faculty signed an open letter Tuesday demanding a return to mandatory mathematical standardized testing in college admissions. The letter, now signed by over ...

Like a villain lurking in the shadows, the “FCAT” assessment was a beast we Florida public school kids had to battle each year in the early 2000s. It was long. It was tedious. And it was, by all ...

UC President James B. Milliken announced a data-driven review of admissions testing after faculty warned they are being ...

Colleges are at a crossroads between a diverse student body or a fully “prepared” student body. The correct path is a diverse ...