Smithsonian Magazine

100 Years Ago, Students Across the U.S. Took the First SAT. Today, Relatively Few Colleges Require the Test. Where Is It Headed?

The standardized exam has evolved over the past century, all in the name of testing for college readiness. Now, it has become ...

California board of regents to review SAT/ACT testing ban after 1,400 professors warn of ‘severe’ math gaps

UC President James B. Milliken announced a data-driven review of admissions testing after faculty warned they are being forced to re-teach middle school math to students.

UC to consider reinstating SAT, ACT tests after faculty say students are deficient in math

The University of California will consider bringing back SAT and ACT requirements for first-year admissions. UC ended test ...
Yahoo

UC to consider reinstating SAT, ACT tests after faculty say students are deficient in math

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Students walk on the UCLA campus in Westwood. Six years after dropping SAT and ACT test requirements, members of an influential ...
Pew Research Center

For the 100th anniversary of the SAT, a look at standardized test scores over time

As the SAT nears its 100th anniversary, here's a look at how the test has changed since 1926 and how scores on both the SAT ...
SFChronicle

UC will consider restoring SAT and ACT after faculty warn of worsening math skills

The University of California said Thursday that it will consider restoring admissions exams for freshman applicants, two weeks after more than 1,000 faculty members signed an open letter expressing ...
SFChronicle

The University of California should not bring back the SAT for student admissions

In the years since the University of California abandoned using the SAT to help pick which students it would accept, it has enrolled the most diverse classes in its history. UC continues to be an ...
The Atlantic

Actually, the SAT Was Necessary After All

Zvezdelina Stankova has taught mathematics at UC Berkeley for nearly three decades. But in 2023, while teaching introductory calculus for the first time since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic ...
app.com

When do June SAT scores come out?

Taking the SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) and waiting weeks for your scores can be a stressful process. Especially for high school seniors preparing to apply to the college of their choice by early ...
Wall Street Journal

University of California Professors Are Begging Schools to Reinstate the SAT

More than 1,100 University of California math and science professors are urging UC regents to reinstate college-entrance exams, saying that unprepared students are lowering academic standards and ...
KPBS

UC faculty push for return of SAT/ACT math testing for STEM majors

Faculty members at the University of California are calling on the UC system to bring back standardized tests in its admissions process. KPBS education reporter Katie Anastas says it comes as more and ...