The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) reported that the average high school GPA rose from 3.0 in 2009 to 3.11 in 2019, a 3.7 percent increase in just 10 years. Meanwhile, standardized ...

OPINION: Columnist Abby McCloskey argues student test scores are weak, school accountability has faded and standardized ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. (STACKER) — In April, Harvard University announced that it would again require prospective undergraduates to submit either SAT or ...

Major decisions that affect the trajectory of students’ lives hinge on their high school grades: in-class support they might or might not receive, college admission offers, and potentially financial ...

With many students returning to school in September, educators are preparing their classes for the new year and getting ready for the standardized testing that takes place annually. These standardized ...

A new paper from Jamil Maroun and Christopher Tienken sets out to determine whether a state’s big standardized test measures student learning, teacher effectiveness, or something else. The answer, it ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Yale University has announced a new "test-flexible" standardized testing policy set to go into effect for the 2024-25 admissions ...

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In a post-pandemic era, test-blind policies have been adopted by universities across the nation, including the UC. After years of dissent against the inequities of standardized testing, this shift has ...

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, ...

Student test scores aren’t looking good, and schools aren’t being held accountable for poor results. That’s not even ...

If you work long enough in education, you see that most academic trends swing through extreme phases like a pendulum. College admissions trends have followed suit, especially regarding standardized ...