The five-year experiment in ignoring SAT and ACT results has failed. Continuing it would be a disservice to students who aren't prepared for college.

The University of Alabama System board of trustees announced a big change to college admissions processes Thursday. The system’s three campuses in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and Huntsville will start ...

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 ...

The University of Alabama, UAH, and UAB will reinstate standardized testing for applicants by 2028-29, ending a COVID-era ...

A bill that would replace STAAR, the state's standardized test, with three shorter tests is headed to Gov. Greg Abbott's desk. (Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune, Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune) Sign up ...

The Iowa Board of Regents first waived the ACT or SAT requirement for all of Iowa’s public universities during the pandemic ...

Shifting academic standards are taking center stage in the state superintendent race this spring. Department of Public Instruction Superintendent Jill Underly, who is running for reelection, ...

The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) voted 4-3 Tuesday on a resolution that would allow 10 schools to opt out of standardized tests and test preparation beginning in the 2025-26 school year ...

DALLAS (KTRK) -- Texas Education Agency officials say revamped efforts and nearly $20 million in improvements should help avoid glitches as standardized testing begins this week. The Dallas Morning ...

PHOENIX — On Monday, Arizona State Superintendent Tom Horne announced changes to the universal Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program, or ESA, among other proposals to the Arizona State Board of ...

The Texas Legislature is considering changes to the STAAR, our state's high-stakes end-of-year test of student performance. So recently, we asked how the STAAR has affected you and people around you.

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