Standardized assessments have been a critical staple of pre-college students’ academic repertoires. As with any typical office occupation, test-takers must complete paperwork, weighing multiple ...

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 ...

An amendment to a House bill that would expand a controversial school voucher program in Tennessee also proposes sweeping changes to standardized testing requirements for public school students. The ...

Standardized tests are simply thermometers. Yet they’ve been abandoned by many. In his book Measuring Up, Daniel Koretz reminds readers that the reason we call something a “standardized test” is ...

Critics of standardized testing say scores merely reflect family income and other factors beyond schools’ control—while also narrowing the curriculum and warping instruction. Still, the tests have ...

Official-looking booklets are passed out. You hurriedly fill out a scantron. Hours later, the proctor says “pencils down,” and your results are secret for months. This is standardized testing in ...

Colleges have fled standardized tests, on the theory that they hurt diversity. That’s not what the research shows. Credit...Photo Illustration by Alex Merto Supported by By David Leonhardt David ...

This story has been updated to reflect the portion of students who will remain in distance learning in Elk Grove Unified. California school officials scratching their heads over how to roll out ...

This article is brought to you by our exclusive subscriber partnership with our sister title USA Today, and has been written by our American colleagues. It does not necessarily reflect the view of The ...