COLUMBUS, Ohio — For 60 years, the ACT test was the bar by which colleges and universities used to help predict which students would most likely finish college and earn a degree. Today, admission ...

Standardized tests are often debated for how well they accomplish their goal of egalitarianism. The idea behind standardized tests is that they give everyone a chance, regardless of their situation: ...

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 ...

Every year, millions of high schoolers prepare for the arduous process of college admissions. Most will take either the SAT or the ACT, multihour examinations that can feel like the climax of an epic ...

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 ...

Standardized testing continues to be a critical component in U.S. education and college admissions. This stands true even as formats evolve and new technologies reshape the academic experience. This ...

OPINION: Columnist Abby McCloskey argues student test scores are weak, school accountability has faded and standardized testing is crowding out core learning.

Gov. Greg Abbott signed legislationon Wednesday replacing STAAR, the state’s widely unpopular state standardized test, for three shorter tests at the beginning, middle and end of each school year.