Sandhya Kumar ’26, a Crimson Editorial editor, is a joint concentrator in Molecular & Cellular Biology and Statistics in Winthrop House. In high school I was terrified of the SAT. I felt like it would ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Mark C. Perna is a generational expert who covers education & careers. Every year, teachers and students across America brace for ...

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. Earlier this month, President Trump signed a memorandum requiring increased transparency in higher education admissions. The ...

Students walk down the hall at Burroughs Elementary in Tulsa Public Schools on April 8, 2024. (Photo by Nuria Martinez-Keel/Oklahoma Voice) I responded to former State Superintendent Ryan Walters’ ...

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: ...

The University of Texas at Austin announced Monday it would reinstate its standardized testing requirement for admissions after test-optional students’ academic achievement suffered. UT Austin became ...

Student test scores aren’t looking good, and schools aren’t being held accountable for poor results. That’s not even considering whether the right things are being tested.

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 ...

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 ...